After an opening-round 79 at the PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson was fighting to make the weekend cut – and initially appeared up for the challenge. Four birdies in five holes had him three under for the day and building momentum. But the greenside bunker on the 12th hole had other plans.
After reaching the sand with his approach shot, “Lefty” needed a staggering four attempts just to escape. Each time, his ball caught the lip and rolled back down. When he finally blasted out on his sixth stroke, he overshot the green completely. Two putts later, he carded a quadruple-bogey 8 that effectively ended his tournament.
Even back-to-back birdies on the next two holes couldn’t salvage his round after the disastrous 12th, though they did briefly get him back under par for the day.
PGA Championship: Watch Phil Mickelson’s Quadruple-Bogey Disaster
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