Phil Mickelson’s Sunday Collapse at Merion: A Live Perspective at the US Open

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Published: June 18, 2013

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The words from U2’s lead singer Bono rang true as I sprang out of bed as my alarm played “Beautiful Day.” Despite the 4:45 a.m. wake-up call, Father’s Day Sunday started out with optimism that on his birthday, Phil Mickelson could finally capture his first U.S. Open title after finishing as runner-up five times.

As a marshal at the U.S. Open, I volunteered to help work on the par-five second hole at Merion Golf Club with about 120 other members from the DuPont Country Club during the championship week. My shift assignments were scheduled for the afternoons on Tuesday and Saturday and then for the entirety of Sunday. 

While on duty, I was faced with many straightforward tasks with the goal of keeping a steady pace for the players. I shifted around jobs and helped keep track of drives from the tee box, opened and closed ropes for spectators to pass through, and marked balls hit in the heavy rough for the players to later come up and find. With my easily identifiable striped marshal polo, I had to field a barrage of spectator questions ranging from the ever popular “Where is Tiger at?” to “How do I get to Hole 5 without missing Rory drive off of 3?”   

During the practice round on Tuesday, I got to see Woods take drives from the tee box and Mcllroy take multiple shots from the fairway. On Saturday I got up-close views of Bubba Watson putting and also followed Phil Mickelson around for a while as he shot even on the day.  



While regular spectators were not allowed to bring cameras or phones inside the course at Merion, marshals were exempt from the rule. As the youngest marshal by two generations, I was able to capture priceless pictures and videos throughout my three days at the Open that only the media would have otherwise had access to.

As I traveled with my grandfather, who was also my hole captain, on the bus Sunday morning from P...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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