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3. Phil Mickelson needs to clean up his accuracy fast if he is to contend at the U.S. Open. Mickelson was dead last in the field at Silverado of those making the cut in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee at -3.440 for the tournament. He hit just 12 of 56 fairways for the week. That is not the type of form one can expect to translate to success among a U.S. Open-style layout as he tries to complete a career grand slam. He heads to Winged Foot not just having to deal with the memories of his last hole collapse there in 2006 but also the dreaded left miss off the tee. Here’s what he had to say about it.
4. There are more young guns to watch. While we have been spoiled for the last five years or so with stars such as Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Matthew Wolff, Collin Morikawa and the like bursting onto the scene at young ages, there are more who sometimes get lost in the crowd. A bunch of them were on show in Napa. After seven missed cuts, 18-year-old Akshay Bhatia made the weekend for the first time. He then leveraged that into a top-10 finish and earned his way to another start at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. Perhaps he can thank Mickelson for his success. Sam Burns contended all week and Sahith Theegala’s Saturday 64 had him well and truly in the mix. Doc Redman finished with a Sunday 62 to be tied third. Point is, the talent just keeps on coming.
5. Jordan Spieth remains in a tough spot but hope is out there. Spieth had three top-10s last season, but nothing better than T8 as his win drought passed three years. He opened the new season losing 3.070 strokes on approach in two rounds at Silverado. On Friday he showed some fight as he tried to push for the weekend, making a bunch of birdies to get within range. But just as he looked a chance Spieth suffered a final hole double bogey to be sent home early. But sometime soon things will start bouncing the right way instead of off a tree and into a creek like it did in Napa. The beauty of golf is any week can be that week. Just ask Stewart Cink.
FEDEXCUP REGULAR SEASON TOP 10
The new FedExCup Regular Season has begun and for the first time in his career Stewart Cink leads the FedExCup. His 500 points will go a long way to ensure he will rejoin the Playoffs for the first time since 2018.
The Regular Season top 10 will receive bonuses for their efforts.
1. Stewart Cink 500
2. Harry Higgs 300
3. Doc Redman 134
3. Chez Reavie 134
3. Kevin Streelman 134
3. Brian Stuard 134
7. Sam Burns 88
7. Kristoffer Ventura 88
9. Russell Knox 70
9. J.J. Spaun 70
9. James Hahn 70
9. Pat Perez 70
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Source: PGA tour
