Phil Mickelson is right where the world expected him to be after three days at Winged Foot. However, the big story of Friday was that Tiger Woods failed to make the cut along with some other big names. Tiger shot two rounds of 6 over 76 to finish with a 12 over for the two days and 2 strokes shy of making the cut.
Only a short time after the passing of his father some weren’t sure and I don’t feel anyone is shocked that Tiger wasn’t quite ready to battle one of the toughest courses around. He’s a fighter at heart but losing someone that close will take it’s toll on anyone.
Phil Mickelson on the other hand is ready to do battle and with the only under par score for the day (-1) he sits at 2 over par going into the final round of the US Open tied with Kenneth Ferrie. Geoff Oglivy is right behind the two with a 3 over par followed by Vijay Singh and Ian Poulter at 5 over par after three rounds of golf. It’s quite uncommon to see scores like this in a PGA tour event but the course is challenging, the rough is horrendous, and the greens are tough to read or gauge speed. The final round of the US Open this Sunday June 18th should be a great round of golf, with anyone having a chance at the title.
