Phil Mickelson had one of those rounds that make him worth the price of admission.
One shot clipped an ash tree and kept him out of worse trouble than he was in. Another landed behind a Bottle Brush, blocking his path to the 10th green . On yet another hole, Mickelson had to thread a 9-iron through the limbs of five eucalyptus trees. He also walked into the gallery to find his tee shot on the 15th hole to find a man flat on his back, because the spectator was being still since Phil's ball was inside the hem of his shorts.!!!
We have all noticed it's the Phil of old playing last week and this, not just his play but his attitude and according to Mickelson it came because of a pep talk last Friday afternoon from his wife, Amy Mickelson.
"She said, ‘Come on now, cheer up, let's go make some birdies,'" Mickelson said. "She was so positive, and it just changed my attitude, playing one of my favorite courses. It was really an attitude change that she instilled coming out with her bubbly, positive attitude that got me going. I told her in the car that it wouldn't have been possible without that talk."
Twelve players are within three shots of the lead, so it could be anyone's game today.
Mickelson and Bradley are at 7-under 206, one shot ahead of Pat Perez (70), Jonathan Byrd (69) and Bryce Molder (66). Mickelson wasn't the only player on a wild ride along the fabled course off Sunset Boulevard.
Bryce Molder one-putted the last eight greens, five of them for par. Pat Perez three-putted from 10 feet on No. 3, and on the next hole took four putts from 60 feet on the fringe, the last three from inside 5 feet. Jonathan Byrd took only 21 putts in 18 holes, courtesy of only hitting six greens in regulation.
Defending champion Aaron Baddeley had a 66, while Dustin Johnson chopped up the end of his round before a birdie on the 18th that gave him a 67. They were in the group two shots behind, along with FedExCup champion Bill Haas, who had a 68.
Canadian scores
T38 17 94 Graham DeLaet 1 F 2 info 73 68 73 214
T61 22 89 David Hearn 4 F* 3 info 70 73 74 217
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