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 Mickelson made a quadruple-bogey 9 on the 13th hole in the third round on Saturday. Unfortunately for Mickelson, the applause was for third-round leader Tiger Woods, who was making his way to the South Course’s first tee for his 1:30 p.m. date with destiny. No doubt Mickelson would have loved to have been in Woods’ spikes at that moment, having made no secret of his desire to contend in his hometown of San Diego. “This has been a great Open championship,” said Mickelson, who closed with a final-round 68 to finish at 6-over par for the tournament, in a tie for 18th place. “Obviously, I would have liked to have played better. But the way the course has been presented, the way it was set up, it was the fairest and best test of golf.” Mickelson, who has not contended in a major championship since his meltdown on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot in 2006, began his week with an even-par 71, but followed with rounds of 75-76 to fall out of contention. His 76 in the third round was punctuated by a quadruple-bogey 9 on the par-5 13th hole. But the dark cloud that followed Mickelson throughout the week didn’t dampen his feelings toward the experience as a whole. “I’m disappointed I didn’t play well, but I’m not disappointed in the way this championship is shaping into form and the way San Diego has been presented,” he said. “This has been awesome.” Mickelson had nothing but praise for how the USGA set up the course. “The [setup] really rewarded great shot-making as well as the ability to recover,” he said. “I’ve got to think that the USGA loves the way this tournament has played out and I think that Torrey Pines, in my opinion, has played the best that any Open setup has played.” So, with another solid yet unspectacular finish in a major, the question is: What will Phil do next? “We still have two majors left, we have the FedEx Cup and Ryder Cup. We have a lot of big events and I want to get my game sharp,” he said. SG |
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