Nick Taylor withdraws from Mickelson to win on Pebble Beach
Thanks to the wind it was not completely over yet.
Five holes later, Mickelson had reduced the lead to two despite having only one birdie putt, a tap-in at No. 10. Taylor got into trouble with the tee at No. 11, threw the green in a rear bunker at no. 12 and then took double bogey on the par-5 14th hole when he found a bunker off the tee, could only bring it about 100 meters ahead and took five to reach the green.
The wind was blowing so hard at that moment that Taylor & # 39; s cap was blowing off his head and he had to chase down the fairway before he hit his third shot from 227 meters.
Mickelson, however, missed his chances of taking advantage of Taylor & # 39; s mistakes.
He was short on the 11th green of almost 100 meters with Taylor in trouble. He didn't hit a green in regulation after his tap-in-birdie on the 10th until his tee-shot on the par-3 17th who put 40 feet away.
"It is disappointing to have certainly not won, but I was played out, & # 39; said Mickelson." I mean, Nick played better than me. He took some great photos. That eagle on 6, the putts he made on 4, 5 and 7. He just played some really great golf. ”
Taylor took control by chipping on birdie on the 15th for a lead of three shots, and the knockout punch was his tee-shot up to 6 feet below the birdie hole on the 17.
He finished 19-under 268, earning a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.
Mickelson was not the only player struggling, Dustin Johnson shot a 78. Matt Every, in the third to last group, shot 80. Jason Day finished with a 75.
best round and the best finish was from Jordan Spieth, who played in to save par on his last hole for a 67. It was the low round e of the day and enabled him to finish in ninth place. That brings him back to the top 50 and makes him eligible for a golf championship in Mexico City in two weeks.
Streelman also leaves with a trophy. He worked with Arizona Cardinal's receiver Larry Fitzgerald to easily win the pro-am for the second time in three years.
