Charles Schwab Challenge, Phil Mickelson out

The confirmation of Jordan Spieth, the comebacks of Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas, the elimination of Phil Mickelson. In Texas, the Charles Schwab Challenge, a PGA Tour tournament, has reserved its first verdicts.

Charles Schwab Challenge, results

Spieth, with a total of 129 (63 66, -11) hits, was left alone at the top of the standings. And after 36 holes played, the 27-year-old from Dallas, who found success in Texas (in the Texas Open) last April 1,351 days from the last time, is the only player on the field who has not yet registered bogey . And now he is chasing the second exploit in the tournament, already of him in 2016, to try to take the leadership of the FedEx Cup as well. To follow Spieth another American, Jason Kokrak, second with 130 (-10). While Sergio Garcia (who won the tournament in 2001) slipped from first to third position (132, -8). Same score for Sebastian Munoz and Patton Kizzire. While he went up from 24 / a to 11 / a square (135, -5) Collin Morikawa defeated in the play-off, in 2020, by Daniel Berger, now 16 / o (136, -4) as Justin Rose. With a convincing lap (66, -4) on the Colonial Country Club course (par 70) he jumped from 69 / o to 30 / o place (138, -2) Justin Thomas.

After the record triumph in the PGA Championship, the race of Phil Mickelson (142, +2) is already over, out to the cut. For the Californian, however, applause from the public in Texas with the left-handed from San Diego who, like him, paid homage to a young fan with a ball.

A historic enterprise, one of the greatest ever in golf. In South Carolina Phil Mickelson with a total of 282 (70 69 70 73, -6) shots won the 103rd edition of the PGA Championship becoming the oldest winner of a Grand Slam tournament at 50 years, 11 months and 7 days. . The Californian surpassed the previous record of Julius Boros, king of the PGA Championship in 1968 at 48 years, 4 months and 18 days. On Kiawah Island, against all odds and after a tournament that saw him as protagonist from start to finish, the southpaw from San Diego overcame the competition of two other Major champions: Brooks Koepka (champion of the PGA Championship in 2018 and 2019) and Louis Oosthuizen, both 2 / i with 270 (-4). "It's a fantastic success, I don't think I've ever experienced anything like it. I believed and hoped that anything could be possible.

I hope to be a source of inspiration for many, I have made many sacrifices but it was really worth it. I love this sport and I love to compete with such strong players "Mickelson said at the end of the tournament. To celebrate his masterpiece over 10,000 spectators, crowded at the 18th hole of the Ocean Course (par 72), a course that left no way out even to Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas - respectively number 1 and two in the world, both out at the cut - and who celebrated the exploit of "Lefty".

From Tiger Woods to Jack Nicklaus, from Gary Player to John Daly, from Thomas to Koepka, the world of golf has celebrated Mickelson's victory. "Seeing you win at 50 is really inspiring. Congratulations "the compliments on Twitter of Tiger Woods, the great absentee of the tournament." You are a formidable ambassador of this sport, a timeless champion "the praise of Player. The world of golf is a global tribute to one of its greatest performers who, 30 years, 4 months and 10 days after his first PGA Tour title at the Northern Telecom Open (in 1991, as an amateur) celebrated one of his victories most important. For the Californian it is the sixth title in a Major, the second in the PGA Championship (already won in 2005) and the 45 / o on the top American circuit where he is now in eighth place, in the all-time ranking, for trophies won.

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