In a career full of memorable moments, Phil Mickelson’s now signature one fittingly came with a wedge in his hand. He’d arrived at the final round of the PGA Championship with a 1-stroke lead that no one thought would hold. Not with the major assassin Brooks Koepka walking alongside. A rocky start (two bogeys in his first three holes) only reaffirmed the prevailing sentiment that at 50 years old, Mickelson contending at a major was a fun story that would end with a fizzle. Then came the… Source link
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Fans look on from a tree as Phil Mickelson plays his shot from the seventh tee during the third round of the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Does Phil Mickelson have your attention now? Going into Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship, Mickelson was not the betting favorite … despite holding a share of the lead. He still wasn’t the betting favorite after he birdied the second hole to take sole possession of the lead, nor was he after he birdied the… Source link
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The Telegraph USPGA Championship 2021 tee times for the first round, including Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Bryson DeChambeau The second major of the year gets underway at Kiawah Island Resort’s Ocean Course on Thursday, featuring a total of 156 professional players, including 99 of the world’s top 100. The longest course in championship history has dominated the build-up, with the Pete Dye-designed layout on South Carolina’s Atlantic coast capable of playing to a maximum of 7,876 yards…. Source link
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