By Brendan Porath
Phil Mickelson's rounds are almost always interesting, but Saturday's third round at the Barclays featured a lost bet with a fan and a second straight wedge shot right off the hospitality grandstand.
Unfortunately, Phil Mickelson is not going to make the secondary 70-man cut at The Barclays. So we won't get to see if he can bomb a drive into the grandstand of the 5th hole and play it off the carpet for a third straight day.
Mickelson delivered the highlight of the day Friday afternoon when, instead of taking relief, he decided to play it out of the hospitality grandstand with beer bottles strewn about and fans crowding around him.
Saturday's third round was played in front of much smaller crowds, as Phil, who started near the bottom of the leaderboard, had a tee time before 8 a.m. So when he bombed one off the cart path yet again at this short drivable par-4, there wasn't as large a crowd to scatter. He could also make his way to his ball with far less obstruction and security.
This one was actually a tougher shot, with that tent up on the deck obstructing his view and line to the pin. But Mickelson, perhaps thanks to Friday's practice, picked it pretty clean and dropped this one on the green for a two-putt par, which he said was "almost birdie."
The maintenance crew at Ridgewood Country Club decided to have a little fun with the back-to-back shots out of the hospitality area. When fans arrived to that structure on Saturday morning, the above.
Unfortunately, Phil Mickelson is not going to make the secondary 70-man cut at The Barclays. So we won't get to see if he can bomb a drive into the grandstand of the 5th hole and play it off the carpet for a third straight day.
Mickelson delivered the highlight of the day Friday afternoon when, instead of taking relief, he decided to play it out of the hospitality grandstand with beer bottles strewn about and fans crowding around him.
Saturday's third round was played in front of much smaller crowds, as Phil, who started near the bottom of the leaderboard, had a tee time before 8 a.m. So when he bombed one off the cart path yet again at this short drivable par-4, there wasn't as large a crowd to scatter. He could also make his way to his ball with far less obstruction and security.
This one was actually a tougher shot, with that tent up on the deck obstructing his view and line to the pin. But Mickelson, perhaps thanks to Friday's practice, picked it pretty clean and dropped this one on the green for a two-putt par, which he said was "almost birdie."
The maintenance crew at Ridgewood Country Club decided to have a little fun with the back-to-back shots out of the hospitality area. When fans arrived to that structure on Saturday morning, the above.
