Lahiri shoots 70 at Desert Classic, Mickelson cards 12-under 60
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri shot a two-under 70 for a share of the 70th spot after the opening round of the Desert Classic golf tournament here.
Lahiri lay tied-70th at the event where the cut would be applied after three rounds.
Phil Mickelson, 48, showed age is just a number, when he began his 27th full season as a pro by coming tantalisingly close to 59, which he has never shot.
He shot a 12-under 60, tying his career-low score he last shot in the Waste Management Phoenix Open six years ago. He became the first player to shoot 60 or better three times in PGA history.
Adam Long is in second at nine-under while Australian Curtis Luck is in third at eight-under. Defending champion Jon Rahm is Tied-eighth after shooting six-under.
Lahiri found nine of 14 fairways and 12 of the 18 greens in regulation. But he missed at least two putts inside 10 feet.
On fifth, he messed a bunker shot and missed the regulation and two-putted for a bogey. On the very next, par-three, he had a six-footer