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In addition to "crushing," Mickelson used the adjectives "mortified" and "heartbreaking" to describe his round of 60. And yet he also was "ecstatic." Has anyone shooting dollar car rental discount code 60 ever run such a gamut of emotions?
Mickelson was attempting to become the sixth golfer to shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event. He settled for matching the TPC Scottsdale tournament record, one he already dollar car rental discount code shared, with an 11-under-par 60 Thursday to take a four-stroke lead over five other golfers at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
He caught a good break at the 11th hole when his tee shot drifted right but stayed in bounds. In 2005, when he previously shot 60 here, he fanned his drive to the right, had to take an unplayable lie and made a lengthy putt to save par. This time he hit an 8-iron from 182 yards to 6 feet.
Mickelson chased golf's holy grail with the vigor of Indiana Jones. Mickelson birdied Nos. 1, 3 and 4. He needed only two more birdies over the final five holes. His thought dollar car rental discount code at the time was "done deal. I'm going to get this done," he said afterward. In fact, he started thinking about going where no tour pro has gone before: 58. But he also admitted later that he felt the pressure mounting.
Mickelson should know. He shot 59 at the 2004 PGA Grand Slam of Golf. But so far this season, Mickelson had struggled mightily. After another poor performance last week in San Diego, he called instructor Butch Harmon. They worked together on Wednesday. Whatever they did, it paid immediate dividends.
Overall, Mickelson had 12 one-putt dollar car rental discount code greens and made 11 birdies, including at all four par-3 holes. He said he didn't think he had ever had four deuces like that in one round before. He was right. The Tour's crack media staff checked and he had three deuces on 25 occasions, but never all four.
After nailing a baby draw into the center of the fairway, Mickelson hit a wedge to the left side of the green. The putt at the ninth will be replayed over and over, but the 18-footer he left short and in the heart of the hole on No. 8 might be the one that keeps him up late at night.
The threat of low scoring this week loomed after Bo Van Pelt shot a 59 in Wednesday's pro-am. Record rainfall last week softened the course. Mickelson was waiting on the 17th tee a day earlier when Van Pelt's drive hit the pin and stopped a foot away for a gimme eagle-2. "I said, 'You go make a 3 on the last hole,' and he did," Mickelson said. "Did I listen to my own advice? No."
It came down to the final hole, and Mickelson bashed another drive down the middle at the 464-yard, par-4 ninth. He stuck a gap wedge 26 feet left of the hole. When he stroked the putt for 59, Mickelson started walking after it. He pointed at the hole and began to raise his putter in celebration. He was sure it was good.
"Six feet to go, it was in the center; 3 feet to go, it was in the center; a foot to go, it was in the center," Mickelson dollar car rental discount code said. "I couldn't envision which side of the hole it could possibly miss on."
But it slid right and horseshoed out, leaving Mickelson on the precipice of joining one of golf's most elite clubs. He grabbed the back of his head with his left hand. The crowd, wishing to see history, let out a collective dollar car rental discount code groan. Mackay ended up on his hands and knees.
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