Perfect weather and a star-studded leaderboard seemed to be the perfect recipe for a new single-day attendance record Saturday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Phil Mickelson’s second shot on the par-5 15th Saturday was so far left his landed on the 11th fairway. His caddie, Jim “Bones” Mackay, couldn’t give him a yardage.
When Rickie Fowler walked off the 18th green late Friday afternoon he was tied for second with Danny Lee and only one behind 36-hole leader James Hahn.
Hideki Matsuyama only hit 10 greens on Friday, but he was able to scramble around TPC Scottsdale for a 1-under 71 and now heads into the weekend with a good chance at his first PGA Tour win since the 2014 Memorial Tournament.
Defending champion Brooks Koepka was in the lead again early in his second round, but then on his back nine the wind started swirling, Koepka made a few bad swings, and he came in with four bogeys for a deflating 1-over 72.
Phil Mickelson had every reason to be in a sour mood after a bogey-triple bogey stretch cost him a chance at the first-round lead at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Bubba Watson created plenty of headlines Wednesday with his not-so-flattering comments about the changes to TPC Scottsdale. Phil Mickelson took a more measured approach when asked if he liked the changes.
