NORTON, Mass. — Following a missed cut at last month’s PGA Championship — his fourth in the last eight majors — Phil Mickelson met with the same doctor who helped him get through his psoriatic arthritis diagnosis in 2010.
Only this time it was to help with something else Mickelson said he has been struggling with, specifically focus and energy.
It seemed to be working on Friday at TPC Boston.
Mickelson made three birdies and just one bogey en route to a two-under 69 in the opening round of the Dell Technologies Championship, where he trails leader Dustin Johnson by three strokes.
“This is the best energy I’ve had throughout the round and the best focus,” Mickelson said. “My short game has been very disappointing and I haven’t been able to visualize the shot I’ve been trying to hit. And today, and for probably the last few days, I’ve been able to see the shot again. And so it was a good day.”
Especially around the greens.