Phil Mickelson watches his tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.Scott Halleran
Phil Mickelson eagled the par-five 13th hole today and then he holed out from 139 yards to eagle the par-four 14th. He nearly holed out from 89 yards on the par-five 15th, which would have been a ridiculous three straight eagles. Two were exciting enough. Jim Nelford, the Canadian golfer who is working for TSN this week at the Masters, remembered his own two consecutive eagles. He accomplished the feat during the 1975 Canadian Amateur at the Riverside Country Club in Rothesay, N.B. Nelford was in a tie for the lead and then went eagle, eagle, par, par, birdie to defeat the great Canadian amateur Doug Roxburgh by four shots. Nelford also won the 1976 Canadian Amateur, and was leading the championship after two rounds in 1977 before finishing second to Rod Spittle.
Yes, a golfer sure can make up a lot of ground with consecutive eagles. Mickelson was four shots behind Westwood when he was playing the 13th. His two eagles put him a tie with Westwood. Just like that.