Phil Mickelson had a wild couple of days this week.
He became the oldest golfer to win a major when he picked up the PGA Championship on Sunday, and later he was named a participant in Capital One’s The Match and will be teaming up with Tom Brady to take on Aaron Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau.
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And, yes, Mickelson was participating in the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Golf Course in Fort Worth, Texas.
The 50-year-old didn’t have a great first round. He finished 3-over par and far from the leaders. Jordan Spieth led the first round with a 7-under.
Mickelson wasn’t exactly worried about his performance.
MICKELSON TRIES TO FOCUS AT COLONIAL AFTER HISTORIC PGA WIN
“Yeah, I didn’t play well,” he said. “But I won the PGA, so.”
Mickelson won the event at Colonial in 2000 and 2008. However, this time around he missed nine of 14 fairways. It started a frustrating day, especially coming off the high of winning the PGA Championship.
“It was almost like I was trying a little too hard, and I wasn’t just calm and let it happen, and I was a little bit antsy,” he said. “Like I just couldn’t quite get calmed down in that same frame of mind.”
Mickelson acknowledged he struggled hitting the fairways even as he felt comfortable with the 15-20 mph winds.
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“You can’t play this course out of the rough because then you have tree trouble, which I had repeatedly, and I didn’t putt well,” he added. “But I won the PGA, so I’ll see if I can get it turned around for tomorrow and get a little better focus, a little better energy.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.