Mickelson has good 1st round at Doral
Phil Mickelson’s scores from Doral over the past two years clearly suggested that the redesigned Blue Monster wasn’t completely to his liking.
He had to re-learn a course that he played for more than 20 years, and indicated Thursday that he finally has the new Doral figured out.
Mickelson shot a 5-under 67 Thursday in the opening round of the Cadillac Championship, the first World Golf Championships event of the year. Seeking his first win since the British Open in 2013, Mickelson made seven birdies and finished the day one shot back of leaders Scott Piercy and Marcus Fraser.
”There is a bit of a learning curve on some of the contours and where you have to go and where you want to go and the best place to be,” Mickelson said.
”It’s not like I came in here weeks before and mapped it out like a major. You’re here only the week of. But this is our third year here now and it continues to get better each year.”
Fraser had seven birdies before his lone bogey of the day, and Piercy also got to 7 under at one point before settling for his 66.
Locally, Steve Wheatcroft and Brendon Todd are not competing.
Lee refocuses in LPGA event: Australian teenager Minjee Lee, seeing things clearer than ever after a chance visit to an optometrist, grabbed a share of the lead with Taiwan’s Candie Kung at the LPGA’s Women’s Champions tournament in Singapore.
Lee made four birdies and an eagle in her opening round of 5-under 67 to join Kung at the top of the leaderboard on a windy day at the Sentosa Golf Club.
The defending champion, South Korea’s Inbee Park, was among a group of four players tied for third at 4-under 68, while the world No. 1 Lydia Ko and in-form American Lexi Thompson both shot rounds of 1-under 71.
Locally, Rachel Rohanna is not competing.