Mickelson in Unfamiliar Spot After First Round January 26, 2012, 9:12 pm SAN DIEGO - Watching Phil Mickelson's first round at the Farmers Insurance Open was disorienting, like seeing the sun set in the East. Mickelson has 10 top-10 showings here, including three victories and two runner-up finishes, but he looked lost Thursday, posting a five-over 77 on the South Course. He hit 6 of 14 fairways, 9 of 18 greens and had 32 putts. Asked what went wrong, Mickelson said, "I'm not sure." He added: "I don't know what happened. I just wasn't able to focus. Obviously, I made some bad swings just in the wrong spots and so forth. But I felt like my game was ready heading in, and I don't know what to say about the score because it was pathetic. Mickelson, who grew up in San Diego, had no answer for his lack of focus. "I just didn't put the ball where I wanted to and see it clearly," he said. I ended up making a lot of swings where I missed the ball in the wrong spot. If there was a silver lining, it was this: Mickelson opened with a 74 at the Humana Challenge and appeared in danger of missing the cut but then put together three sub-70 scores to finish tied for 49th. "I mean, there is an opportunity tomorrow to go really low over on the North if you play well," Mickelson said. But it's a little disappointing that the first round here and the first round last week has been so poor, because I felt really ready and sharper than I have in a long time starting the year. So to shoot those numbers, I don't get it.