SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship the last time it was at Baltusrol in 2005. He played some of his best golf ever only 11 days ago at the British Open . And on Thursday, the New York area crowd had his back even before he teed off.
The momentum he had to start the PGA Championship was there.
Until it wasn't.
Stepping onto the 10th tee for his opening shot on Thursday, the cheers and shouts for Mickelson went on for so long that the two other golfers with him -- defending champion Jason Day and two-time PGA Champion Rory McIlroy -- didn't seem to exist.