It was a day of inauspicious scoring at Trump Nationwide Doral, with a robust wind making the course a “beast” in line with Reed, who gained a World Golf Championships occasion at Doral in 2014.
“I understand how exhausting this place can get,” added the 34-year-old who’s the solo chief at a LIV occasion after any spherical for the primary time in 37 begins.
“When the wind blows right here, it is nerve-wracking. There is a motive why it is known as the Blue Monster.”
Mickelson, who gained the final of his three Inexperienced Jackets in 2010, known as Reed’s spherical “distinctive” given the circumstances.
The common rating was two and a half pictures over par, whereas 19 of the 54 gamers shot rounds of 76 or greater.
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann, who has gained two of the LIV’s season’s opening 4 occasions and is predicted to do effectively at Augusta subsequent week, opened with a six-over-par 78.
England’s Tyrrell Hatton, who can even head to Georgia after the 54-hole LIV occasion finishes on Sunday, additionally took 78 pictures. Hatton performs in the identical Legion XIII staff as 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm, who shot a 73.
