AUGUSTA, Ga. – Through six holes Phil Mickelson was right where he wanted to be, right where he loves to be.
The three-time Masters champion was cruising along in Round 2 at Augusta National, 1 under for the day and the tournament, and poised to enter the weekend inside the top 10.
That’s when things came apart.
Lefty made a double bogey-6 at the seventh hole after a wayward approach from 119 yards and played his next four holes in 3 over par. Things just got worse for Mickelson when he found the water at Nos.