Nick Taylor matches Phil Mickelson’s historic score at the Phoenix Open

Nick Taylor picked apart TPC Scottsdale during the first round of the WM Phoenix Open, mostly due to a scorching hot putter.

He made 184 feet of putts, gaining seven strokes on the greens, as he carded an 11-under 60.

That impressive mark ties the course record held in part by Phil Mickelson, who has shot 60 twice at TPC Scottsdale. He first did so in 2005, during the second round of the WM Phoenix Open. He then did it again during the first round in 2013. Mickelson went on to win the WM Phoenix Open on both occasions.

Grant Waite and Mark Calcavecchia also share this record: they

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