Mickelson lost both of his matches last week in Paris as the Americans were hammered 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 by Europe, but delivered a much more assured 18 holes in the PGA Tour’s season-opener at the Silverado Resort Course. Mickelson had a birdie at the third then ran off six more in a row from the ninth hole to finish the day two shots behind leader Sepp Straka. Today I had a couple things click and I got in a nice little rhythm.â€� Mickelson hit 14 of 18 greens and needed only 25 putts on the day.