Phil Mickelson’s first round at US Open was a total disaster
Phil Mickelson’s miracle run to a T-2 finish at last year’s Masters seems like a distant memory.
The 53-year-old LIV Golf star had a disastrous opening round in the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 on Thursday, shooting a 9-over 79 and is 14 strokes of꧟f the first-round lead held by Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay.
He is tied for 146th place heading into Friday’s Round 2.
Mickelson — who has six second-place finishes in the U.S. Open, the one major he hasn’t won — began his day with four straight bogeys on the first four holes, all of which were par-4s.
He finished w🔴ith 🌌nine bogeys and did not shoot under par on any hole.
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Mickelson entered the turn at 6-over and recorded three straight bogeys on hol🃏e Nos.🦄 11-13.
The lefty♛ managed to sh💯oot par on each of his final five holes to avoid shooting in the 80s.
Since shooting 65 in that final round of the 2023 Masters, he has finished no better than tied for 43rd at a major, and he’s now poised to miss the cut in four of his last five major appearances.
Mickelson’s last major victory came at the 2021 PGA Championship.
None of Mickelson’s six career major wins have come at the U.S. Open, and he’s set to miss the cut at the U.S. Open for the third straight year.
When the U.S. Open was last held a🌄t Pinehurst in 2014, Mickelson finiꦇshed tied for 28th.
