HUMBLE, Texas For the third straight day, Phil Mickelson was unable to avoid the big numbers at the Houston Open.Mickelson had two different stretches of three straight birdies during his third round at the Golf Club of Houston, but he still only managed an even-par 72. Thats because he put two balls in the water en route to a triple bogey on No. 5, then rinsed another on No. 12 while making double bogey.Mickelsons three-putt bogey on No. 11 Saturday was actually his first bogey of the week, following a double bogey during his opening-round 68 and a triple bogey during a second-round 71. After briefly flirting with missing the 54-hole cut, Mickelson rallied with a trio of birdies to get back to 5 under for the tournament and ensure hell have a Sunday tee time.The others are a bit of a concern for Mickelson with the Masters on deck, but hes able to put the misses in perspective.
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The course out here has a hazard in play on every hole except for No. 1, whereas at Augusta it has a hazard in play on two holes. So thats good, and that allows me to play Augusta and not have to be perfect, Mickelson said. I can get away with some drives over at Augusta that you cant get away with here, but yet Ill still have to work on it.Mickelson described the second round as his worst ball-striking performance of the year, an effort that he salvaged only with his trademark short game and strong putting. After hitting eight of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation during the third round, he explained that theres still work to do heading into his final competitive prep before the seasons first major.Im not striking it the way Ive been striking it this year, but its not far off. I started to find it a few holes coming down the stretch, Mickelson said. Im driving it longer, but I also this week, Im a little worried that I missed some that I havent been missing. So Ill have to work on that.
Finau, Cauley share lead in Texas Open but his approach splashed in the water and his bogey dropped him into a second-round tie for the lead with Bud Cauley at the Valero Texas Open on Friday.
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Simpson WDs from RSM, tweets his father is ill. By Rex Hoggard. November 18, 2017 at 5:45 PM due to my dad being sick and living his last days," Simpson posted on Twitter on Saturday afternoon.
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After his win at the WGC-Mexico Championship, Dustin Johnson is poised to return to No. 1 in next week's installment of the world rankings.
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Dustin Johnson is set to return to the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking - just not yet. Johnson cruised to a five-shot win at the WGC-Mexico Championship, his second win in the last three years in Mexico City. As a result he jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 in the latest rankings, with his point average (9.8659) barely behind world No. 1
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Adam Scott may have a green jacket and the bone structure of an angel, but when it comes to work, even he has a boss and he happens to be married to her. Following the birth of his second child, Byron, the 37-year-old Aussie was back at the office at TPC Boston trying to play his way into the n
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Hadwin won the Canadian Tour's 2010 Desert Dunes Classic in the Palm Springs area, in November. He had six top-10 finishes on the Canadian Tour in 2010, and was the circuit's Canadian Rookie of the Year. 2011. Hadwin spent time during the winter of 2010-11 playing on the South African Sunshine Tour.
The wait is over. Tiger Woods is playing the Hero World Challenge. Woods tweeted on 5 p.m. ET Monday that he'll make his return to competitive golf for the first time since February.
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Early rounds would have the drama of players jockeying for position within the top 32 as well as the potential for a thrilling playoff for the final spots in the match play field. No match or stroke would be meaningless, and if a player needed to withdraw early on, it wouldn't have a drastic effect on the early rounds.
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USGA ditching 18-hole playoff for U.S. Open. By executive director of the USGA, in a video statement. and starting this year we are going to a two-hole aggregate playoff."
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When he needed it most, Tiger missed routine 5-footer.I walked 35 holes, and I'm grouchy. Scattered thoughts from a marathon and mostly fun day in Austin that saw Tiger Woods bounced from the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play after a 1-down loss to Lucas Bjerregaard.
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