Callaway golfer Phil Mickelson is in optimistic mood ahead of the US PGA Championship, which begins at Oakland Hills in Michigan on Thursday.
The world number two tied for fourth place at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational last week, but he will need to be at his best to stand a chance of competing on a course famously dubbed "the monster" by Ben Hogan in 1951.
In the absence of Nike''s Tiger Woods, Mickelson is the bookmakers'' favourite to win the final Major of the year and clinch his second PGA Championship title this week.
He told reporters after his final round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: "I feel like I''m playing well, I just need to get that final piece of scoring down.
"I really played well all week at Firestone. [In the final round] I felt I should have shot 63 or 64."
Mickelson closed with a 70 at the Ohio course after hitting three bogeys on the final four holes, allowing Cleveland golfer Vijay Singh to clinch his first PGA Tour win in 17 months.
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