By Torleif Sorenson on 3/27/15

In Thursday's opening round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Phil Mickelson experienced this bizarre incident at the 12th hole. It cost him a bogey, but still finished a wild and windy round with a 70 (-2), leaving him T-6.

We have seen tour players suffer broken clubs after impacting trees and rocks, but this is the first time your humble correspondent has seen a broken club resulting from a bunker shot.


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