PRO GOLF ROUNDUP

PGA

Mickelson avoids rough to shoot 65

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF.

Phil Mickelson hit every fairway for the first time in 21 years on his way to a 6-under 65 at Monterey Peninsula, an ideal start Thursday on perhaps the last ideal day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Brian Gay and Scott Langley each had a 64 at Monterey for a one-shot lead to par on the three-course rotation Thursday.

Dustin Johnson, not so fresh after his victory Sunday halfway around the world at the Saudi International, and Jordan Spieth each had a 5-under 66 at Monterey.

There was no shortage of activity with Brandt Snedeker making birdie from the beach at Pebble Beach and Keith Mitchell saving par with a left-handed shot off a bridge while playing with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

Most unusual was Mickelson avoiding the rough.

LPGA

Oh, my: Australian has ace on way to 67

BARWON HEADS, AUSTRALIA

Australian golfer Su Oh had a hole-in-one on her way to a 6-under 67 and a tie for the clubhouse lead with Canadian Anne-Catherine Tanguay after the first round of the unique Vic Open, where men and women are playing in alternate groups over two courses.

After starting her round on the 10th hole of the par-73 Creek course at the 13th Beach Golf Links, Oh aced the 138-meter par-three 15th hole with a 6-iron. Tanguay played the par-72 Beach course and shot 66 in the tournament being sanctioned by the LPGA Tour for the first time.

Minjee Lee began her title defense with a 1-under 72, while fellow Australian and seven-time major winner Karrie Webb shot 73, both on the Creek course. Morgan Pressel was 3-under after a 70 on the Creek layout, as was England’s Georgia Hall.

Australian Nick Flanagan, the 2003 U.S. Amateur winner, shot 10-under 62 on the Creek course to hold the clubhouse lead in the men’s tournament which is sanctioned by the European Tour.

Associated Press