![]() His tie for 18th at the 2019 Masters is the only top-20 finish he has in his past 16 majors. Mickelson, who won the 2005 PGA Championship at Baltusrol and is a five-time major championship winner, hasn’t had a top-10 finish in a major championship since his runner-up finish at the 2016 British Open. “To know I’m playing well heading into the weekend, to be in contention, to have a good opportunity, I’m having a blast. Mickelson, who’s 26 days shy of his 51st birthday, was positively beaming after his round, energized to be in contention for his sixth career major title. Oosthuizen called the round “probably up there with one of my best,’’ marred only by the bogey on the last. Oh yes, the reigning Masters champion, Hideki Matsuyama, is two shots off the lead at 3-under after shooting a second-round 68. Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen EPA (2) He shot a 1-under 71 Friday and is 4-under overall, just one shot out of the lead. Mickelson, playing in the morning wave of tee times, posted a 3-under 69 to get to 5-under.Īdding to the drama is the presence of Brooks Koepka, the 20 winner of the PGA Championship who had knee surgery in March. Oosthuizen, playing in the afternoon, shot a 4-under 68 and relinquished the lead when he carded his first and only bogey of the day on No. In between, several other fascinating storylines emerged on a compelling second-round Friday at the 103rd PGA Championship at Kiawah Island that has dished up a delicious weekend of golf ahead.īy the end of a wild day on Pete Dye’s diabolical Ocean Course, Mickelson and Oosthuizen ended up tied for the 36-hole lead at 5-under. The morning belonged to Phil Mickelson, the afternoon to Louis Oosthuizen. Tiger Woods gave rising star ‘imposter syndrome’ at PGA Championship PGA Championship makes decision on LIV Golf playersĮSPN anchor ribs Jon Rahm over bloody golf ball incidentĮSPN anchor: ‘Life flashed before my eyes’ during PGA Championship catastrophe
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