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and the crowd, but then he bogeyed the very next hole – Mickelson shot even par on the front nine, but then
before added a birdie on the hole after that. birdied the 10th.
“Certainly, it was a momentum builder,” said Mickelson The 2005 PGA Champion, who won a major for the first
of his hole-out on No. 5. “It was a little bit early in the time with his brother, Tim, as his caddie, bogeyed No’s 13
round to start jumping ahead because, you know, so and 14 but settled in for a steady finish – after a start that
much can happen. It was only the fifth hole but that was was anything-but.
a big momentum thing. Mickelson said Tim, who won a major with his brother
“Biggest thing was getting it up-and-down. I just didn't for the first time, was rock-solid for him all week long.
want to throw away another shot and I had fought hard Phil Mickelson admitted that he was making some
to keep the round in check and I was still 1-over through uncommitted swings through the first six holes, and Tim
four. I just needed to get that up-and-down, and to have it Mickelson tried his best to his brother moving.
go in was a bonus, but I knew I had a lot of work ahead.” “He pulled me aside and said, ‘If you’re going to win

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