PGA Tour
Desert Classic 2019
January 17-20
PGA West TPC Stadium Course, La Quinta, California
$5,900,000
January 17-20
PGA West TPC Stadium Course, La Quinta, California
$5,900,000
Round 1
Phil Mickelson fired his third career round of 60
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
January 17, 2019
Five-time major championship winner Phil Mickelson came close to a 59 in the opening round of the US PGA Tour's Desert Classic on Thursday, but had to settle for the third round of 60 in his storied career.
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His other rounds of 60 came at the par-71 Phoenix Open where he went on to win the both titles.
"It was kind of a lucky day for me in the sense that I did not feel sharp heading in," said Mickelson, who is in his 28th year on the PGA Tour.
"I haven't really had the intense practice sessions that I would like, but I felt that all parts were OK and it just clicked.
"Sometimes you have days where it just clicks. Bad shots that I hit, I got away with it. It was a fun day, but I certainly did not expect this to be the case."
The 48-year-old Mickelson took advantage of the easier La Quinta course to build a three-shot lead over second place Adam Long -- and record the lowest round in relation to par in his career.
Long fired a nine-under 63, while Australia's Curtis Luck is in third with a 64. Trey Mullinax, Adam Hadwin, Wyndham Clark and Martin Laird all shot 65 and are tied for fourth.
The only other players to shoot more than one round of 60 or better are Jim Furyk and Zach Johnson. Furyk owns the Tour record with a 58.
Canada's Hadwin shot a 59 on the La Quinta course two years ago.
"I was giving it all I had and I had a good chance," Mickelson said.
After the turn, Mickelson tallied five birdies in his next seven holes. He needed back-to-back birdies on his final two holes to shoot the elusive 59 but could only manage a par on the par-four 17th.
He closed with another birdie on the par-four 18 to record the 37th all-time round of 60 on the Tour. It was just his 21st putt of the round and he had just nine putts on the back nine.
Mickelson said he first started thinking about a 59 as he walked off the 16th green.
But his approach shot on 17, with a sand wedge, left him with a longer putt than he had hoped for.
"On 17 I hit a nice tee shot in a good spot to kind of hook a sand wedge into that back right pin for me. And I hit a good shot, I had 18 feet though," he said. "I should have hit that closer, but still had a good chance to make the putt."
World number one Justin Rose shot a four-under 68 on the more difficult Stadium Course. Rose is the first world number one to take part in the event.
"Once I got going I felt like I played really well," said Rose. "Birdieing my last three to get it to four under kind of made me feel good.
"I drove the ball fantastically well today and hit a lot of shots pin high with my irons."
Defending champion Jon Rahm is in a large group of 10 players at 66, six shots adrift of Mickelson.
The Desert Classic is a Pro-Am event, with players rotating among La Quinta, the Nicklaus Tournament Course and the Stadium Course over the first three rounds. Sunday’s final day is played at the Stadium Course.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Phil Mickelson | USA |
-12 |
60 |
2 |
Adam Long | USA |
-9 |
63 |
3 |
Curtis Luck | AUS |
-8 |
64 |
T4 |
Martin Laird | SCO |
-7 |
65 |
T4 |
Trey Mullinax | USA |
-7 |
65 |
T4 |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
-7 |
65 |
T4 |
Wyndham Clark | USA |
-7 |
65 |
T8 |
Steve Marino | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Alex Cejka | GER |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Adam Svensson | CAN |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Sean O'Hair | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Adam Schenk | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Robert Streb | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-6 |
66 |
T18 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Ryan Blaum | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Talor Gooch | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Tom Hoge | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Alex Prugh | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Dominic Bozzelli | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Cameron Davis | AUS |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Kramer Hickok | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Nicholas Lindheim | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T31 |
Josh Teater | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Benjamin Silverman | CAN |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Sam Burns | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Jim Herman | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Denny McCarthy | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Joey Garber | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Aaron Wise | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
J. T. Poston | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
John Huh | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Rory Sabbatini | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Martin Piller | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Max Homa | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Michael Thompson | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Wes Roach | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Nick Watney | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Sam Saunders | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Anders Albertson | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T53 |
Beau Hossler | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Chad Collins | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Robert Garrigus | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
D. A. Points | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Bud Cauley | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
David Hearn | CAN |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Chris Stroud | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Ryan Palmer | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Johnson Wagner | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Brendan Steele | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
John Catlin | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Brady Schnell | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T70 |
Harris English | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Cooper Musselman | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Jim Knous | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Andrew Putnam | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Tom Lovelady | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Hank Lebioda | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Scott Langley | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
James Hahn | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Anirban Lahiri | IND |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Nick Taylor | CAN |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Peter Malnati | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Martin Trainer | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Stephan Jaeger | GER |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Cody Gribble | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Cameron Tringale | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
-2 |
70 |
T91 |
Jamie Lovemark | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Hudson Swafford | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Luke List | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Mike Weir | CAN |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Chase Wright | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Corey Conners | CAN |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Aaron Baddeley | AUS |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Julian Etulain | ARG |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Brandon Harkins | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Jonathan Byrd | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Roberto Castro | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
John Chin | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Ollie Schniederjans | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Brian Gay | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
John Senden | AUS |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Roberto Diaz | MEX |
-1 |
71 |
T114 |
Russell Henley | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Tyrone van Aswegen | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Nate Lashley | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Sam Ryder | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Bill Haas | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Pat Perez | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Scott Brown | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Ben Crane | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Seth Reeves | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Scott Piercy | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Mark Wilson | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
Par |
72 |
T128 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
D. J. Trahan | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Fabian Gomez | ARG |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Brian Harman | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
J. J. Henry | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Brandon Hagy | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Derek Fathauer | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Richy Werenski | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Sang-Moon Bae | KOR |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
1 |
73 |
T140 |
Jason Gore | USA |
2 |
74 |
T140 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
2 |
74 |
T140 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T143 |
Rod Pampling | AUS |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
Chris Thompson | USA |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
Charles Reiter | USA |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
Shawn Stefani | USA |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
George Cunningham | USA |
3 |
75 |
T149 |
Will MacKenzie | USA |
4 |
76 |
T149 |
Hunter Mahan | USA |
4 |
76 |
T149 |
Michael Block | USA |
4 |
76 |
T149 |
Meen-Whee Kim | KOR |
4 |
76 |
T153 |
Grayson Murray | USA |
5 |
77 |
T153 |
Kyle Jones | USA |
5 |
77 |
155 |
Chris Kirk | USA |
6 |
78 |
156 |
Jason Dufner | USA |
7 |
79 |
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Phil Mickelson | USA |
-12 |
60 |
2 |
Adam Long | USA |
-9 |
63 |
3 |
Curtis Luck | AUS |
-8 |
64 |
T4 |
Martin Laird | SCO |
-7 |
65 |
T4 |
Trey Mullinax | USA |
-7 |
65 |
T4 |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
-7 |
65 |
T4 |
Wyndham Clark | USA |
-7 |
65 |
T8 |
Steve Marino | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Alex Cejka | GER |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Adam Svensson | CAN |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Sean O'Hair | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Adam Schenk | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Robert Streb | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
-6 |
66 |
T8 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-6 |
66 |
T18 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Ryan Blaum | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Talor Gooch | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Tom Hoge | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Alex Prugh | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Dominic Bozzelli | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Cameron Davis | AUS |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Kramer Hickok | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T18 |
Nicholas Lindheim | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T31 |
Josh Teater | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Benjamin Silverman | CAN |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Sam Burns | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Jim Herman | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Denny McCarthy | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Joey Garber | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Aaron Wise | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
J. T. Poston | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
John Huh | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Rory Sabbatini | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Martin Piller | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Max Homa | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Michael Thompson | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Wes Roach | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Nick Watney | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Sam Saunders | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T31 |
Anders Albertson | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T53 |
Beau Hossler | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Chad Collins | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Robert Garrigus | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
D. A. Points | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Bud Cauley | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
David Hearn | CAN |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Chris Stroud | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Ryan Palmer | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Johnson Wagner | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Brendan Steele | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
John Catlin | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T53 |
Brady Schnell | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T70 |
Harris English | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Cooper Musselman | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Jim Knous | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Andrew Putnam | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Tom Lovelady | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Hank Lebioda | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Scott Langley | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
James Hahn | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Anirban Lahiri | IND |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Nick Taylor | CAN |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Peter Malnati | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Martin Trainer | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Stephan Jaeger | GER |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Cody Gribble | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Cameron Tringale | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T70 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
-2 |
70 |
T91 |
Jamie Lovemark | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Hudson Swafford | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Luke List | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Mike Weir | CAN |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Chase Wright | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Corey Conners | CAN |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Aaron Baddeley | AUS |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Julian Etulain | ARG |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Brandon Harkins | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Jonathan Byrd | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Roberto Castro | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
John Chin | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Ollie Schniederjans | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Brian Gay | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
John Senden | AUS |
-1 |
71 |
T91 |
Roberto Diaz | MEX |
-1 |
71 |
T114 |
Russell Henley | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Tyrone van Aswegen | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Nate Lashley | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Sam Ryder | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Bill Haas | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Pat Perez | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Scott Brown | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Ben Crane | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Seth Reeves | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Scott Piercy | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Mark Wilson | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
Par |
72 |
T114 |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
Par |
72 |
T128 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
D. J. Trahan | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Fabian Gomez | ARG |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Brian Harman | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
J. J. Henry | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Brandon Hagy | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Derek Fathauer | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Richy Werenski | USA |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Sang-Moon Bae | KOR |
1 |
73 |
T128 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
1 |
73 |
T140 |
Jason Gore | USA |
2 |
74 |
T140 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
2 |
74 |
T140 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T143 |
Rod Pampling | AUS |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
Chris Thompson | USA |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
Charles Reiter | USA |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
Shawn Stefani | USA |
3 |
75 |
T143 |
George Cunningham | USA |
3 |
75 |
T149 |
Will MacKenzie | USA |
4 |
76 |
T149 |
Hunter Mahan | USA |
4 |
76 |
T149 |
Michael Block | USA |
4 |
76 |
T149 |
Meen-Whee Kim | KOR |
4 |
76 |
T153 |
Grayson Murray | USA |
5 |
77 |
T153 |
Kyle Jones | USA |
5 |
77 |
155 |
Chris Kirk | USA |
6 |
78 |
156 |
Jason Dufner | USA |
7 |
79 |