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Phil’s Gone and Done It Again
Filed under: PGA
SAN DIEGO — Phil Mickelson arrived at Torrey Pines for Saturday’s third round of the Farmers Insurance Open embroiled in controversy.
Once play began Lefty was soon so far down a ravine after his tee shot on No. 4, he was almost as close to Black’s Beach, a local clothing-optional hangout, as the fairway. Three holes later, he was up a tree, his tee ball stuck in a giant eucalyptus.
And then there was Mickelson’s last stop for the day: The leaderboard.
It was Philly Mick at his most Philly Mick-est — gambling, scrambling and then pontificating — on the way to a 2-under 70 that puts him 9 under par for the week and four shots back of leader Ryuji Imada heading into Sunday’s final round.
“I’m in position where a good round will get it done,” he said. “Something in the mid-to-high 60s is going to have a chance.”
