Lefty was a burned edge away from shooting a major tournament-record 62 in his first round at Royal Troon. He said the miss almost moved him to tears. He’ll need to put aside that emotion, quickly, as golf’s best, including Jordan Spieth, work to rise up the leaderboard.
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Mickelson will tee off at 3:25 a.m. ET (8:25 a.m. in Scotland). He’ll be battling the elements all the way as rain settles over the coastal course Friday.
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Sporting News, Omnisport and Opta will provide complete coverage of the 145th Open Championship this weekend, including this handy live leaderboard:
