NORTON, Mass. – In 2010, Phil Mickelson was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, a chronic, incurable condition that he as been able to treat with medication.
On Friday at the Dell Technologies Championship, Mickelson revealed that another condition, which he declined to discuss, has been impacting his game the last few years.
“After the PGA [Championship], I went and addressed it and met with the doctor that helped me get through some of the arthritis conditions,” said Mickelson following an opening 69 at TPC Boston. “He seemed to have found something. This is the best energy I've had throughout the round and the best focus.”
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Mickelson said the biggest improvement has been with his short game and being able to visualize shots he wants to hit. At the 15th hole, for example, after his approach landed short of the green, he pitched to a foot for a tap-in par.
“It just wasn'..
Phil Mickelson consults doctor, improves focus, energy and shoots 69
Phil Mickelson consults doctor, improves focus, energy and shoots 69
Dustin Johnson shoots 66, leads by one at the Dell Technologies Championship
Dustin Johnson shoots 66, leads by one at the Dell Technologies Championship
Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth, together again, with a similar result
Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth, together again, with a similar result
Kevin Sutherland shoots 62 to take lead in Calgary (Sep 1, 2017)
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Kevin Sutherland shot an 8-under 62 on Friday to take one-stroke lead over California childhood rival Scott McCarron in the PGA Tour Champions’ Shaw Charity Classic.
”It was a perfect day to play,” Sutherland said. ”The greens are great. Some greens are a little firmer than others, but there’s not much wind. It’s a little bit swirly, but it’s easy to figure out. The greens are perfect, so if you drive the ball in the fairway, which I did a pretty good job of today, you’re going to have a lot of good potential opportunities for birdie and I had a lot of them today.”
Sutherland played his final nine – the front nine at Canyon Meadows – in 6-under 29. He closed with a par on the par-3 ninth to finish a stroke off the course record of 61 set by Fred Couples in his 2014 victory and matched by Miguel Angel Jimenez the following year.
”I think I hit every green and I had a lot of really good chances early,” Sutherland said. ”I made a really long putt on 14 and then..
Lewis co-leader; winnings go to Harvey relief
Stacy Lewis shot an 8-under 64 on Friday for a share of the Cambia Portland Classic lead — and a chance to make a big donation to hurricane relief in her hometown.
Playing for Harvey relief, Lewis shares lead
Updated 8:45 p.m.
The Cambia Portland Classic grew in importance to Stacy Lewis this week after she pledged to donate her winnings to the Hurricane Harvey relief effort to aid her Houston hometown.
Lewis rose to the occasion Friday at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.
She put up an 8-under-par 64 to grab a share of the second-round lead with Brooke Henderson and In Gee Chun.
At 10 under overall, Lewis was two shots ahead with the afternoon wave going off.
Playing for a larger purpose, Lewis said, inspired her.
“I think you have a lot of good positive momentum on your side, a lot of people cheering for you, a lot of people encouraging just because they want to see you do well, because they want to see that big check go to Houston,” Lewis said.
Lewis is seeking her 12th LPGA title, her first in three years, since winning the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in June of 2014.
Full-field scores from the Cambia Portland Open
Lewis knows there’s a ways to go, but she said a victory wo..
Kevin Tway makes hole-in-one at Dell Technologies Championship, Grayson Murray gives hilarious reaction
Kevin Tway makes hole-in-one at Dell Technologies Championship, Grayson Murray gives hilarious reaction
Dustin Johnson posts 5-under 66 for 1-shot lead in Boston (Sep 1, 2017)
NORTON, Mass. (AP) Now that he’s finally won again, Dustin Johnson is starting to look as dangerous as ever.
One week after Johnson ended a five-month dry spell brought on by a back injury, he easily handled the early cold and a steady win at TPC Boston for a 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead in the opening round of the Dell Technologies Championship.
And the world’s No. 1 player made it look easy on a tough day for scoring.
He started with a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 10. He made the turn with a 6-iron from 220 yards that sailed high and rode the left-to-right wind into 4 feet for eagle. When another big tee shot settled into a divot on the reachable par-5 second hole, he laid up short of the water and still made birdie.
”Put together a pretty good score,” Johnson said.
Masters champion Sergio Garcia opened with five birdies on the front nine, and then saved his day with a par on his final hole. He hooked his tee shot into the trees, got a bounce into the rough, laid up and..
Thomas purposely drives ball onto wrong fairway
NORTON, Mass. – There have been no shortage of opinions this week regarding the redesigned 12th hole at TPC Boston, but it did provide some entertainment for fans early Friday.
Justin Thomas was the first player to aim left off the tee and go down the adjacent 13th fairway, taking the 12th's fairway bunker complexes out of play and surprising the gallery in the process.
“I knew that they were going to be confused, or not know what was going on,” said Thomas, who opened with an even-par 71. “But I just felt like that was the best way to play the hole today. I definitely hit it a little left of where I wanted, too, so that was even more left of where they thought it was going to be.”
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Officials played a forward tee for Friday’s opening round at the 12th, but it still ranked as the course’s toughest hole with a 4.521 stroke average.
A few players in the afternoon wave also took t..