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Sunday at the Deutsche Bank Championship: Here's What to Look for


Here's some of the things to watch Sunday's at the Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC -Boston and the pairings for the third round for the tournament's media center.

Mickelson Expects Big Finish
Don't count out Phil Mickelson in his efforts to become the first repeat Deutsche Bank champion: 
After shooting a 28 on his first nine holes of the tournament, Mickelson looked like he was in the type of grove that could last awhile. That didn't happen, though, as Saturday, Mickelson was off his game for the first nine holes before turning things around with a 71, leaving him still in contention.
"I could easily have shot myself out of the tournament," Mickelson said. "I shot even par today. I got it in the hazard I don't know how many times. If I go on and play the way I believe I'm going to this weekend I'm going to look back at those nine holes as the key to the entire tournament."
Back to Back 65s for Castro
Going into Sunday's third round, Roberto Castro who is tied for second with Henrik Stenson, one stroke behind the leader Sergio Garcia. Castro had an eagle on the No. 2 hole, a par 5, 542-yard hole and made a 33-foot putt for birdie on No. 16, a par-3, 161-yard home.
"The eagle on 2 is just one of those putts that looked like the higher up the hill you hit it the more it would come down," said Castro. "I figured if I get it there, it looked like it was going to go in the whole way.
"It (the birdie putt) was down a ridge. That's always a good hole to make a birdie on. That's probably the signature hole out here."
Steady Goes Stenson
After two good first rounds, more of the same is the goal for Henrik Stenson for the Sunday and Monday rounds. The field is very tight with the golfers tied for 20th place at 7-under.
"It's not really separated too much," he said. "Which means you can move up and you can move down very quickly in that kind of an compact field. So once again, not try and focus too much on that, just go out there and have two good rounds."
What's Going on Today?
If you are not going to the tournament, it will be shown on the Golf Channel at 1 p.m. before switching over to NBC at 2:30 p.m. The Met Life Bimp, who has been based at the Mansfield Airport, is getting great shots of the course and the area.
Here's the link to the pairing for Sunday.
For early birds to the course, Zach Johnson and Stuart Appelby will be teeing off on No. 1 hole at 7:35 a.m.
Groups to watch: Tiger Woods is playing with Hunter Mahan with a 11:45 a.m. tee time and Mickelson is paired with Nicholas Thompson at 12:25 p.m. Local favorite Keegan Bradley is scheduled to tee-off with Steve Strickler at 12:55 p.m. and Garcia and Castro will be in the last group at 1:45 p.m.
For all the tee times, go to the PGA Tour site.







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