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February 3, 2022

Phil Mickelson

Royal Greens Golf and Country Club

Quick Quotes

PHIL MICKELSON: It wasn't far off. Playing without mistakes was nice. I have a chance tomorrow morning to come out, and I'm really close to playing some good golf again. Tomorrow is another opportunity.

Q. There's a lot of buzz this week; is the sport itself the true nature, the competition, something to lose, to gain?

PHIL MICKELSON: You know, there's a lot of complexities that are working themselves out right now in the sport of golf. Because of some opportunities that create leverage for the players, we have a chance to get in a more equitable position with other major sports.

We're so far behind because we don't have player representation like the players Association and the collective bargaining and all those things, and we have such differing views, and for the first time in my 30 years there's some leverage. I don't know where we're headed, to answer your question. I don't know, because there's so many different parts that need to be addressed.

I think in the end, all the things are going to be very positive, but there's a lot going on, which is a good thing.

Q. What do you like about this style of golf course? You're very consistent around here. You obviously play well on the links and when it's windy. What do you like about it?

PHIL MICKELSON: I just think it's a course that has some really tough pars and some really good birdie opportunities, as opposed to just having it all be kind of easy pars. It really allows chances to get a good round going, to go low. You can recover around the greens with short game. I hit a poor shot on 16, was able to get up-and-down.

I just think it's a fun course to play. Without wind, we're going to have low scores, but when the wind comes up, it's really challenging.