![]() It could be the last, real meaningful round we get from him at the national championship. 50-year-old Phil Mickelson likely can’t compete in a big ballpark like Winged Foot next year, and he’s already stopped playing his hometown event at Torrey because it doesn’t suit his strengths in older age. Joel Beall of Golfworld did a great analysis of some numbers on Phil’s strengths and winners over time - Pebble was Phil’s last shot realistically to win a US Open. ![]() ![]() One thing to watch: Today might be the last shot for Phil to complete the career grand slam. If the leaders don’t run away, a 4 or 5 under round from either could get them back into the conversation. Maybe the biggest story of the day? Tiger and Phil aren’t out of things, either - but they’ll need to make hay today if they want to be in the conversation on Sunday. At 9-under par, the Kansas native Woodland will have some room to put distance between he and the field if he takes it deep, but things are toughening up just enough that a couple of early bogeys could open things right back up for forty-plus players within a handful of shots of the lead. Later this afternoon, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Justin Rose, and the rest of a relatively stacked leaderboard will all take to a chilly, cold Pebble Beach to chase leader Gary Woodland on the Monterey Peninsula. It’s one of the more fun days of the year in professional golf: moving day at the U.S.
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