Phil Mickelson dealt brutal reality in LIV Golf | Golf News

Phil Mickelson endured a dismal return to LIV Golf motion after lacking the first 4 occasions of the season.

The rust was obvious as Mickelson, taking part in his first match since August, made a four-over-par 75 in prime scoring situations. He made two birdies and one bogey, plus a double and a triple.

The HyFlyers captain is tied for last place alongside Minkyu Kim, a whopping 12 photographs off the lead of Crushers teammates Bryson DeChambeau and Charles Howell III.

It was a grim day for Mickelson’s teammates, too. Michael La Sasso went spherical in one over and sits in a share of fiftieth place, while Brendan Steele and Cameron Tringale are among a clutch of gamers at degree par.

It continued an terrible start to the season for the HyFlyers. They are one place off the underside in the workforce standings through 4 occasions.

And they’re useless last in the workforce competitors in South Africa with a cumulative rating of 5 over, six photographs worse off than the RangeGoats in twelfth place.

Large crowds are anticipated throughout the event, and the South African Southern Guards workforce harnessed the passionate home help to set the first-round tempo in the workforce competitors.

The quartet of Branden Grace (-7), Charl Schwartzel (-5), Dean Burmester (-4), and Louis Oosthuizen (-2) mixed for a workforce rating of 18 under, one shot clear of Smash GC.

An emotional Schwartzel said: “I think that was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on a golf course. I’ve played Presidents Cups, I’ve teed off in front of Presidents in New York, and that first tee gave me goosebumps. I almost had tears in my eyes. It was a really proud moment.”

Burmester added: “It’s probably the pinnacle of my career, honestly. This is probably the greatest day I’ve had on the golf course, the most fun, the most backing I’ve ever had. I’ve played all over the world, and I’ve never felt this kind of emotion and this electricity.”