AUGUSTA, Ga. _ Phil Mickelson strolled to the interview area with a huge smile, asking: "How's it going, guys?"
The temptation was to reply: "Wait, didn't you just shoot 79?"
Mickelson had a rough Friday at the Masters, but he was hardly alone. Tiger Woods came home in 75, barely making the cut. First-round leader Jordan Spieth retreated with a 2-over-par 74, and Thomas Pieters snapped his driver over his right knee on his 36th and final hole.
But the breezy day also yielded many red figures:
