Mickelson's 59 Masters Grand Slam

POIPU BEACH, Hawaii - Phil Mickelson tallied an eagle and 11 birdies on Wednesday to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf with a round of 13-under-par 59.
 
"It was certainly unexpected. I mean, I didn't hit it great today and somehow I shot 59," Mickelson said. "So go figure."
 
Mickelson finished the event at 17-under-par 127, five strokes clear of PGA champion Vijay Singh. Retief Goosen, who won his second U.S. Open title in June, took third place at 11-under-par 133 while British Open winner Todd Hamilton finished fourth at 1-over-par 145.
 
"It was incredible," said Singh. "After about the 12th, 15th hole, we were just watching him."
 
The memorable round began with a par on the opening hole at Poipu Bay Golf Course, but Mickelson picked up his first birdie of the day at the par-5 second to start an impressive run. He then rolled in a long birdie putt at the par-3 third.
 
Mickelson missed the fairway off the tee on the par-4 fourth on a day where his drives were quite erratic. Everything else in his game was working, however, and he hit his second shot to seven feet for his third straight birdie.
 
"Today I didn't really feel that sharp off the tee. It was when I got on the surface, when I got on the green, boy, I was just able to see the line and get the ball to go in," said Mickelson. "It's a good feeling."
 
The 34-year-old landed his approach inside 6 feet for a birdie at the par-4 fifth and played his second shot to 14 feet at the par-5 sixth. Mickelson continued his putting display and ran the ball in the middle of the hole for an eagle.
 
Mickelson, who was three back to start the day, hit his second shot to 8 feet at the seventh and converted the birdie try to take sole possession of first. He brushed off another missed fairway at the par-4 ninth and knocked his approach inside 14 feet for another birdie to go out in 28, a Grand Slam record.
 
The barrage carried over onto the back nine and Mickelson hit his second shot to 6 feet at the par-4 10th. He missed the birdie putt, but countered at the par-4 12th when he almost holed out from the fairway for an eagle.
 
Mickelson sank the short birdie putt coming back and hit another drive in the rough at the following hole. He left his second shot outside of 30 feet, but calmly ran home the birdie try to move to 14 under.