Phil Mickelson flirts with magical 59 in first start of season at the Desert Classic in Southern California Mickelson came clos to being just the 11th player to record a sub-60 round The five-times major champion needed birdies on his final two holes for a 59 But a par on 17 scuppered his chances even though he had a birdie on 18
By Reuters
Published: 00:50 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 00:50 GMT, 18 January 2019
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Phil Mickelson came up just short of a magical 59 on Thursday after carding 10 birdies and an eagle for a 60 in his opening round of the year at the Desert Classic in Southern California.
The five-times major champion needed birdies on his final two holes to become just the 11th
