PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – The back nine didn’t go according to plan for Phil Mickelson during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and the par-3 14th hole at Monterey Peninsula served as the best illustration.
Mickelson’s tee shot was a laser that covered the flag, and as it descended toward the green, Mickelson began talking to his golf ball.
“Drop! Drop!” he said.
And when it finally did, Mickelson asked a more pertinent question: “Why isn’t anyone clapping?”
And then the realization set in.