Phil Mickelson Misses Cut at Barclays 2014: Latest Comments, Details, Reaction

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Published: August 23, 2014

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Phil Mickelson has failed to maintain the momentum generated by his runner-up finish at the 2014 PGA Championship at the dawn of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

The Hall of Famer and gallery favorite won't be around for the final 18 holes at The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. Mickelson opened with lackluster scores of 71 and 72 before unraveling with a four-over 75 on Saturday, missing the secondary cut in the postseason opener.

Per ESPN.com's Bob Harig, few golfers were ousted on Saturday, but the field was trimmed a bit since there were more than 78 players after the initial, standard cut on Friday.

Just one player, Martin Flores, stood between Mickelson and dead last in the field, as he missed the 54-hole cut by four strokes at five over par overall.

Harig of ESPN highlighted just one of Mickelson's missteps in an adventurous day:



Check out the video of Mickelson's shot into the hospitality area—something he did in the second round, too:



Golf Channel's Jason Sobel documented what Mickelson said about one of his lone highlights of the day, when he hit a great recovery shot and nearly birdied:



Adventure might as well be Mickelson's middle name. His nickname is Phil the Thrill because of his exciting style of golf. During the third round at The Barclays, too many wayward shots left Mickelson in the slumping form that's defined the majority of his season.

This early exit at the opening FedEx Cup playoff event comes on the heels of a couple of flashes of brilliance. Mickelson fired an eight-under 62 in the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, backing it up with a thrilling PGA Championship finish at Valhalla that saw him fall short to Rory McIlroy by one stroke.

Justin Ray of Golf Channel noted how it was yet another close call for Mickelson at a major:



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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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