Just about the only poor shot Phil Mickelson hit in his PGA Tour Champions debut was a wayward iron off the tee. Mickelson finished with 11 birdies and shot a 10-under 61 to take a one-shot lead over David McKenzie. Choi, making his second start on the PGA Tour Champions, was joined in a group at 7 under by Rocco Mediate, Rod Pampling and Tim Petrovic. But that missed cut on the PGA Tour left him with the possibility of not playing the next two weeks heading into the Safeway Open, which would be his final tune-up for Winged Foot. The record for birdies in a round on the PGA Tour Champions is 12.

Source: The Standard August 25, 2020 05:03 UTC