Phil Mickelson was too tired to play a round at Augusta National

If someone told you that, if you stayed up for 48 consecutive hours, you could play Augusta National Golf Club, there’s a good chance you would run to your nearest coffee machine and start brewing.

If you had to give a kidney to play the home of the Masters, there’s a chance you’d handle the scalpel yourself.

Not Phil Mickelson, though. The three-time Masters winner has probably played Augusta National more times than he can ever remember. So, not that it’s old hat, but he can go there pretty much whenever he wants. Perhaps that’s why he canceled a scheduled Tuesday practice round there. Why?

“Just tired,” Mickelson said Monday after The Honda Classic.

Mickelson then made the short drive from PGA National to Seminole Golf Club for its famous, star-studded pro-member tournament. Along with partner and Augusta National member Jimmy Payne, Mickelson came in a tie for eighth, four shots behind the winning duo of Rory McIlroy and John Pinkham.

Ah, the life of a golf legend.

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