PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson must do it the hard way if he's to make history

Plenty have tried and failed to defy their age and claim majors in their relative dotage

Phil Mickelson reacts on the fourth hole during the third round at the PGA Championship. Picture: AP Photo/Matt York

Making history should never be easy. Certainly not as easy as Phil Mickelson was making it look halfway through Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship.

Trying to become the oldest player to win a major championship at age 50, Mickelson raced out to a five-shot lead by going 5-under in the first 10 holes at the Ocean Course. He was 10-under overall and taking full advantage of gentler conditions and making it seem like he might pull a Rory at Kiawah and run away with it.