In the first round of play with the entire field on the South Course at Torrey Pines, scores held steady Saturday with second round co-leader Ryuji Imada taking the lead into the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
His 2-under 70 leaves him at 13-under through three rounds — two strokes better than Michael Sim and Ben Crane and four strokes ahead of Phil Mickelson, who had a wild ride for a 70 on Saturday.
It started for Mickelson when he hit two drives into the trees on hole seven after the first was stuck in an overhanging limb.
With the ball stuck in the tree but visible, Mickelson had a chance to save a stroke if the ball could be identified as his. After this was announced, a fan immediately attempted to scale up the tree to retrieve it but came up short.
“I lost a ball in a tree, and because of that, I had to identify it,” Mickelson said. “And if I could have, I could have dropped it right there, one-stroke penalty. But instead I had to go back to the tee box.” Continue Reading →
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