Live leaderboard: Round 2 of The Players

Phil Mickelson started the final round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills 14 strokes behind the leaders, but he had become the story of the tournament thanks to a bizarre penalty and a ruling from the USGA that many disagreed with. The incident came on the 13th hole of the third round when Mickelson hit his bogey putt well past the hole and it appeared that it might roll off the green. Rather than wait to see where the ball might end up, Mickelson literally ran after the ball and hit it again as it was still moving. Fox announcer Joe Buck was stunned and momentarily speechless. After the putt, commentator Curtis Strange may have summed it up best as Mickelson was walking off the green with

Singh — who turned 56 on Feb. 22 — has a chance to become the oldest winner ever on the PGA Tour. Singh has been a pro longer than the 25-year-old Clark has been alive. “It would be great,” Singh said when asked what a win would mean at his age.