ESPN Blogs
  • The Barclays

Lefty gets it right, after going left (again)

August 24, 2014
Phil Mickelson shot a four-over 75 and missed the secondary cut © Getty Images
Enlarge

He did it again. For the second straight day, Phil Mickelson hit his tee shot at the par-four fifth hole left of the fairway, the ball bouncing into a hospitality area from where he was able to play his second shot.

Unlike on Friday, when Mickelson hit a wedge off the carpet from the temporary venue over the green and made a bogey, on Saturday he got the shot on the green and two-putted for par.

But unfortunately for Mickelson, 44, it was not a good day. He shot four-over 75 and missed the secondary cut that was in play because The Barclays field had more than 78 players through 36 holes.

Despite the poor showing, Mickelson is projected to be among the top 60 in FedEx Cup points, meaning he will easily qualify for next week's Deutsche Bank Championship (top 100) but might have to sweat out making it to the BMW Championship in Denver (top 70).

This article originally appeared on ESPN.com

© ESPN Sports Media Ltd