Lefty is back in
A winner in his first two PGA Tour Champions starts, Mickelson could become the first player to win his first three starts on a PGA Tour-sanctioned tour this weekend in the Cologuard Classic at Tucson National.
“I think it’s going to be a tough challenge for me here because the course allows you to play it a lot of different ways,” Mickelson said Thursday. “Although I’m going to play it pretty aggressively, I’m going to bring in a lot of trouble, too. If I can kind of eliminate some of the big misses, I think I’m going to make a lot of birdies.”
Mickelson had no trouble at Tucson National and
Mickelson returns to the desert with a chance to make it 3 for 3 on the senior tour. He won at Ozarks National in
Should he win in
Mickelson, who has 44 career PGA Tour wins, has made four cuts in eight events this 2021 season.
“I haven’t really looked at Champions Tour schedule,” he said. “I want to start playing on the regular tour with a little bit less stress. I’ve been really hard on myself when I make some mistakes and I’ve got to kind of ease up and play a little bit more free and a little bit lighter. If I can do that, I think I can shoot some pretty good scores out there.”
Mickelson will have to put up some low numbers on Tucson National's
Schwab Cup money leader
Four-time major champion
“The guys are still competitive and they are still hungry, and that’s what we all enjoy,” Furyk said. "We enjoy the competition and maybe I don’t have to hit 320 yards anymore to do so. I’m enjoying it.”
They're all vying to win the unique Conquistador helmet awarded to the winner in
“It looks cool. I’ve got three of them that are wanting a fourth, they want a nice even number,” he said. “They want a foursome. They don’t like to go out as three, they’re always looking for a fourth, so that would be a nice fit.”
So would doing something no other golfer has done.
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