The referee helped Mickelson to reach 100 times through the major cut line

The PGA Championship, chaired by the American Professional Golf Association, this year takes place on the par70 East course at Oak Hill Country Club in New York.

In the second round on May 19, Mickelson hit the creek to the right of the fairway on hole 6. After determining where the ball cut the trap and then released a new ball himself, he drafted for the second shot. However, the umpire appeared and informed the veteran player that he had acted improperly, in accordance with Rule 17.1d.

Mickelson said he has zoned the drop according to the rules, based on the two longest club distances (drivers), from the point of the trap cut. Previously, this argument was true, but from the beginning of 2023, the updated rule adds the "player must drop on the line of the ball cut into the trap".

Mickelson asked the second referee to compare. He also said the American golfer "dropped it wrong, now just need to move back a bit".

Finally, Mickelson also reworked and used a 3 wood with an angle from the new position that was no better than the wrong drop. This shot evaded the water hazard, failed to enter the green, and resulted in a double bogey for Mickelson on hole 6. But if the referee did not intervene promptly, Mickelson would incur a two-stroke penalty and point the hole to a quadruple bogey for hitting the wrong spot. in the second shot. Avoiding this, his score after two rounds was at +5, right at the cut line.

Thanks to that, Mickelson was entitled to continue and round 100 times over the cut line when competing in the major quartet, of which 27 times at the PGA Championship, the rest for the Masters, US Open and The Open. In these four tournaments, Mickelson has played a total of 119 times.

The record for the number of eliminations in the prestigious group currently belongs to the legendary Jack Nicklaus, with 131 times, Gary Player is behind with 102. According to current statistics, Mickelson is difficult to catch up with Nicklaus but has plenty of opportunities to pass. Player, when he still has many major opportunities, from the privilege of a lifetime to his status as a former champion of The Open and the PGA Championship.

Mickelson was born in 1970, has been playing professionally since 1992, and now has 45 PGA Tour cups, including six majors. In a prestigious victory, Mickelson won three Masters, one The Open. In the PGA Championship, the American player won the second title in 2021, thereby becoming the oldest major champion.

The top of this period is at -5, belonging to the world's second golfer Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners and Vicktor Hovland, followed by T4 (-3). Meanwhile, world number one Jon Rahm is at T48 (+4), and Rory McIlroy is at T10 (even par).