Phil Mickelson s bid to shoot the sixth 59 in PGA TOUR history ended in disappointment when his fina

Phil Mickelson s bid to shoot the sixth 59 in PGA TOUR history ended in disappointment when his final putt tantalizingly did a 280-degree horseshoe around the cup at the ninth hole, his 18th of the day.
No. 4 (172-yard par 3): Another pin-point iron on the par 3 leaves Mickelson with a 7-footer for birdie. He makes it and is now 10 under with four par 4s and another par 3 remaining on the par-71 TPC Scottsdale.
No. 5 (456-yard par 4): Mickelson split the fairway and then put his approach on the green but with 41 feet of real estate between the ball and the cup. He missed the putt but managed the 3-footer for par with ease so Mickelson remains 10 under and three strokes ahead of Ryan Palmer, who has finished off a 64.
No. 6 (424-yard par 4): His drive strayed left toward a cluster of bunkers but Mickelson red lion inn lawton oklahoma managed to get his approach on the fringe. He missed the 34-footer for birdie but was solid from 5 feet to save par and remain at 10 under with three holes left. He needs two more birdies to get to 59.
No. 7 (195-yard par 3): Mickelson s tee shot hit on the right side of the green but caught the slope and curved toward red lion inn lawton oklahoma the hole, settling 7 feet from the pin. He makes it Mickelson is now 11 under and has two holes remaining. He has birdied all the par 3s at TPC Scottsdale today.
No. 8 (474-yard par 4): Another fairway hit for Mickelson. He has 147 yards to the pin. Mickelson will have to go long for the birdie he s left himself 18 feet. He came up about several inches shy and walks away shaking his head. So it all comes down to the ninth hole.
No. 9 (457-yard par 4): Mickelson has found just his third fairway on his second nine at a most opportune time. His drive went 316 yards and he has 141 to the pin. He didn t get his approach very close, though Mickelson will have to make his longest birdie putt of the day, a 26-footer, for the 59. Mickelson was stalking the putt with his putter in the air, then grabbed his head as the putt horse-shoed around the hole. His caddy Bones Mackay fell to the ground and the crowd let out a monster groan.
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