Mickelson still ready to go the distance

PHIL MICKELSON last night rejected claims his “obsession with distance” is costing him the chance of ending his major drought.

Mickelson consulted coach Butch Harmon and was told he needed to give up five to 10 yards distance to gain more accuracy. The left-hander was unwilling to do so, however, and Harmon, coach to world number one Tiger Woods and many other top players, labelled the American

“pathetic” and “obsessed with distance” in a magazine article.