PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Phil Mickelson is an idiot.
Hey, don't kill the messenger: That's his word, not mine.
He used it to describe himself after an opening-round 68 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, in reference to his head-scratching decision to switch drivers prior to the round.
"Well, like an idiot, I switched drivers, and today I hit a few shots that I haven't hit," he said Thursday.
Poor guy. I mean, wouldn't we all like to be the kind of idiot who shoots 68 with the wrong club in the bag?
But if there's anything Mickelson enjoys more than posting low scores, it's proving himself right.