US Open golf 2022: Phil Mickelson four putts from 10 feet as he makes horror start at Country Club in Brookline
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Updated 17/06/2022 at 07:35 GMT
The US Open is the one major missing from Phil Mickelson's CV, and it looks like it will remain that way after the American made a horrible start to his first round at the Country Club in Brookline. He was wild off the tee, and to make matters worse, his putter was ice cold. A four putt from 10 feet on the sixth hole summed up his day. He would finish eight-over.
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Phil Mickelson arrived at the US Open as one of the major focal points, and his golf did the talking for the wrong reasons in his first round.
The American, who celebrated his 52nd birthday on Thursday morning, is front and centre of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, after being lured away from the PGA Tour by a reported $200 million signing bonus.
In what was his first appearance since January, Mickelson played poorly during the first LIV Golf event in the UK last week.
It was not the ideal preparation for the US Open - the one major that still eludes him - and the signs on the range at the Country Club in Brookline were not good as he had a string of drivers on trial.
His opening tee shot was miles off line, and it summed up his play.
Things went badly awry on the sixth as he managed to four putt from 10 feet.
After a rare good shot gave him a look at a birdie, Mickelson contrived to take four more blows to get the ball in the hole for a double bogey.
“That was not even close,” Rich Beem said on Sky Sports commentary after his second putt failed to threaten the hole.
He is five-over through six holes after a four-putt. He would finish on eight-over par.
While it was not good for Mickelson, Rory McIlroy made an excellent start to finish on three under, one shy of leader Adam Hadwin.
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