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TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP BY COCA-COLASeptember 20, 2013Phil MickelsonATLANTA, GEORGIA Q. Phil, nice 67 for you out there today. You feel good about that round? Let's get some comments. PHIL MICKELSON: It was a better day today. I mean, there were some low scores out there. What I love about East Lake and the way that it's set up is that, if you play well and hit good shots, you could make birdies, shoot a round in the low 60s, and move right up the leaderboard. But if you start missing fairways, even though the rough is not a wedge‑out rough, it gives you a chance to shoot at the green. But the flier lies makes it so difficult to get it on the surface that you're fighting for par. I just think it's a wonderful setup, and I played better today to shoot 3 under. Q. On the back nine, what kind of pushed you forward? PHIL MICKELSON: I made a couple putts on the back nine of a decent length. 25, 30 footer on the 12th hole and then probably a 50‑footer on the following. I let a number of shots go on the first 27 holes. I really hadn't putted well on the first 27, and then it clicked right back in. Just a slight setup adjustment, and I started to feel really good with it. Heading into tomorrow, since the British Open, this is the best I've felt with my golf swing, the best I've felt with a putter. I'm not sure if I put myself too far back after the 27 holes I played poorly, but I should play well this weekend. Q. It's important to shoot very well today, especially with the conditions that may be coming? PHIL MICKELSON: It was important to shoot something under par to get back in it because I was too far back. But there's a low round out there. You know, there's a 5, 6, 7 under par round out there. I've got two good chances to go get it. Q. Phil, you mentioned a setup adjustment. What else did you work on? PHIL MICKELSON: The setup was in the putter. I just got a little tilted, and it was throwing my lines off. I just wasn't getting the ball in line. A very simple adjustment. And ball striking‑wise, I have not struck it well. Again, my alignment was a little bit off, setup was a little bit off, and swing was just not flowing. And now for the first time, we worked the last few days, I was able to stop worrying about mechanics and start feeling the shots, feeling the swing, hitting shots again. That's why I'm looking forward to the next 36. I know I'm far back, but I think I'm going to make a pretty good run. Q. How did you work on the swing and work on thinking about the mechanics less? PHIL MICKELSON: The more repetition, the more it gets ingrained and the less you have to think about it. Q. Phil, I know this season you were a little fatigued. Did the heat play into it at all? PHIL MICKELSON: No, the heat really helps us for a number of reasons. The wind doesn't affect us as much, the ball goes farther, and it also goes a lot straighter. The heat was a benefit. That was a big reason why the scores were low. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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