U.S. Open 2021: Flagstick sends Phil Mickelson's shot deep into rough - Golf Channel

Jun 17, 2021

Whether that frustration was with his second shot on the par-5 13th hole, which sailed hopelessly into a canyon, or the incessant ding of cell phones was unclear.

Phil Mickelson backed away from his second shot on No.

13 numerous times because of noise from the gallery and following his wayward shot he was lucky to make a bogey-6.

Bad luck strikes Mickelson on 13th at U.S.

You have to learn to deal with it,” Mickelson said of the cell-phone noise.

Mickelson said there were noise distractions on the next “three or four shots” but he also admitted it was “the worst lay-up.”.

“The way I want to play that hole is hit it in the fairway or first cut where I was at and get it as far up in those bunkers as I can,” said Mickelson, who shot a first-round 75 in his bid to win back-to-back major titles.

I didn't really factor in missing it way left.

I didn't really think that that was going to happen.”.