KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The subtext to Phil Mickelson’s solid play at this week’s PGA Championship is how his performance might impact his chances to earn a spot on this year’s U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Before this week’s run, which has Lefty one stroke clear of the field at Kiawah Island, he wasn’t in the Ryder Cup conversation at 52nd on the U.S. points list.
“Oh, geez, I don't know,” U.S. captain Steve Stricker said Saturday when asked if Mickelson could be a potential captain’s pick. “If he were to go on and win here and continue to play some great golf … but he hasn't played really all that well up to this point, spurts here and there.