Mickelson is the only player to have an eagle putt on the 587-yard hole

He holed a 30-foot birdie putt for the long par-3 fourth hole, then really got happening the rear nine.

After having a tough pitch to 12 feet that led to birdie on the 10th, Mickelson had 297 yards to the hole on the 11th and made a decision to hit driver, an attempt he'd not tried in months.

It came off perfectly and climbed on top of the front edge of the green, making Mickelson the sole player on an eagle putt around the 587-yard hole, which played callaway diablo edge irons into the wind. The pin was all the way back, away from a sizable hump in the putting surface, which gave Mickelson saving money light.

``I didn't think it had been likely to necessarily be reachable into that wind, however i was able to hit a minimal drive off the tee that scooted along the ground, and I felt like only could hit another of those using a driver I can get right up from the green,'' Mickelson said. ``I felt like it was worth the risk to attempt to scoop one up.''

Mickelson made his lone bogey when his chip behind the 16th green ran 7 feet beyond the cup, anf the husband missed the putt. On the 17th, his wedge Ping Anser Forged Irons  rolled returning to 7 feet for birdie, though the putt slid by for the left.

He faced another quick chip around the 18th, nevertheless it dropped in with perfect speed.

``It wasn't one I used to be really working to make,'' he explained. ``It was quick, it absolutely was downhill, and that i was required to play discount golf clubs or five feet of break, so it's not merely one you are trying to find aggressive with. I became looking to get good speed and then try to let it feed while using break, and I got fortunate, obviously, that it went in.''