Two months ago, Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island for his sixth career major title. But the now 51-year old will have to wait until 2022 to add a seventh major trophy after the lefthanded legend opened with a 10-over 80 at Royal St George’s to effectively miss the cut after 18 holes.
Mickelson dropped shots on 3, 4, 5, and 7 and never recovered, finishing with four more bogeys, then capped off with a double bogey on 18 to post 80 – his worst Open Championship score.
The usually talkative Mickelson left the venue without talking to the media.
Mickelson’s Day-One Stats
Fairways Hit: 6/14, 42.86%
Greens Hit: 8/18, 44.44%
Putts/PGIR: 15.52, 1.94
Scoring: 0 Birdies, 9 Pars, 8 Bogeys, 1 Doubles
To Par: +10 (80); Front: +5 (40); Back: +5 (40)
Par 3s: +2 (2 Pars, 2 Bogeys)
Par 4s: +7 (6 Pars, 5 Bogeys, 1 Double)
Par 5s: +1 (1 Par, 1 Bogey)
Where Mickelson Stands After Day One
1. Louis Oosthuizen -6 (64)
2. Jordan Spieth -5 (65)
2. Brian Harman -5 (65)
155. Phil Mickelson +10 (80)
