“You never know in this game how things are going to click,” Mickelson said. I didn’t really have the number of days in preparation that I would have liked heading in. After missing a 10-foot try on the par-5 16th to spoil an up-and-down attempt from the deep greenside bunker, he ran in a 25-footer on the island green, par-3 17th called Alcatraz. Adam Hadwin of Canada was second after a 65 on the Nicklaus layout. He has three straight top-six finishes in the event, was second in 2017 after a third-round 59 at La Quinta, and he tied for third last year.

Source: New York Times January 20, 2019 00:56 UTC