DUBLIN, Ohio – Phil Mickelson is no stranger to “statement” plays. He is after all the same player who swatted at a moving ball during the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills because he “didn’t feel like going back and forth and hitting the same shot over.”
So when Lefty squared up his 78-yard approach shot at the 13th hole during the final round of the Memorial he took an unconventional approach and opted to putt his second shot. The move wasn’t, however, a statement on how difficult Muirfield Village has played this weekend.
A putt from 78 yards.