Mickelson had a lucky day at the Memorial!

As I predicted, Tiger Woods struggled the first day of the Memorial, and Phil Mickelson was lucky with the weather, and his early tee time!

The rain that fell before and during Mickelson's round softened the greens, helping to hold shots and giving the early players the chance to make putts. The afternoon players suffered through spike marks left by the earlier players due to the soft, wet greens. Raised cups due to the softened greens also plagued afternoon players.

I personally hope the course dries out later in the week, since I am no longer a Mickelson fan, and putts will become faster with more break in them.

Phil never putts well with his Odyssey (Callaway) putter on hard, fast greens. If you missed my explanation of why I no longer cheer for Mickelson, please read my blogs of four to five days ago.

Overall, scores were low due to the soft, calm conditions.

The weather on Friday can determine who will be leading after the first two days. Tiger plays fairly early on Friday, and should have a chance to move up the leaderboard, while Mickelson will play later and face bumpier greens.

If it stays wet, the greens will hold shots as they did on Thursday.

Enjoy the round on Friday.