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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Phil Mickelson walked off the first green with a disgusted look on his face, as if hed thrown away any shot at making the cut in the PGA Championship.A 7 on the opening par-4 hole will do that to you.I think in the history of the PGA Championship, thats the worst start of any players round, Mickelson said. Id have to look that up.The five-time major winner set about steadying himself, writing the triple bogey on the scorecard and leaving it behind. With four birdies the rest of the way and only a slip-up on 16, Mickelson managed an even-par 70 to advance to the weekend.I was able to fight back and be patient from there on out, start to make a birdie here or there, he said.As usual, Leftys gallery was massive -- he played with defending champion Jason Day, who is tied for third at 7-under, and Rory McIlroy, who bogeyed the relatively easy par-5 18th to miss the cut. Those thousands of fans were as stunned with the way Mickelson began as he was.After a 1-over 71 on Thursday, the PGA winner when the tournament last was held at Baltusrol in 2005 hit his drive so far left on No. 1 that its first bounce was on Shunpike Road. It appeared to hang a left on Baltusrol Drive, possibly on its way to the Hudson River.Playing a provisional on the 478-yard hole, Mickelson messed up once more, the ball landing far from the fairway, nestling near a path. His next shot almost landed in the backyard of a home adjoining the golf course.He needed two shots to reach the green, then, thankfully, he one-putted for a 7.Just a total mental block on that first hole, he said. And I dont even know what to say. It was just horrific.Mickelson began his comeback with a birdie on No. 3, got another on the 8th and one on No. 11. A bogey on the par-3 16th jeopardized his standing, but he made sure he would make the weekend with a birdie on the finishing hole.Then he let out a major sigh of relief.Im having a difficult time right now managing my expectations, because I know how well Im playing, he said, and Im so result oriented that Im not playing very relaxed, free golf like I did at the British, like I did in the preparation here. Tomorrow, Im going to try to go out and not worry about the score and just play a good round because Ive been hitting a lot of good shots. Im trying to force the issue because I know youve got to get hot out here.Unlike Mickelson, McIlroy couldnt respond, though he came close. The two-time major champion came off an opening 74 and needed to post a good number to remain in the tournament. He made his first birdie of the tourney on No. 4 and birdied 6, but bogeyed the ninth. After a birdie on 11, he was in position to stick around, but he bogeyed 13.McIlroy came to the only two par-5s on Baltusrol at 3 over; the cut would be plus 2. He birdied the more difficult 17th, then fell apart after hitting his second shot into the deep rough behind 18. Two wasted shots led to a 6 -- and an early exit.I thought I needed to make 4, on 18, he said, so thats what I was trying to do. It was a tough lie. I hit the first one as hard as I really could considering how close the pin was to the edge of the green.He felt most betrayed by his putter.I think if you had given anyone else in this field my tee shots this week, they would have been up near the top of the leaderboard, McIlroy said. It just shows you how bad I was around the greens. 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Banks told TSN on Jan 2 that he had no interest in playing out the option year of his contract with the Lions in 2014, and he again made that clear in a conversation with Lions GM Wally Buono last week.Star West Coast midfielder Andrew Gaff has re-signed for a further two years, tying him to the AFL club until the end of 2018.Gaff would have been hot property on the open market after winning an All-Australian berth last season, as well as the Eagles best and fairest award.But the Victorian says he always wanted to stay at the tight-knit Eagles, with the clubs premiership potential proving to be a big incentive.Its an exciting time for the club, Gaff said.There are a lot of guys around my age, as well as some senior players who are playing some great football, so were in pretty good shape.The club has really looked after me since I arrived as an 18-year-old, and I have really enjoyed it here.Gaff has played 125 games since being snared with pick No.4 in the 2010 national draft.The 24-year-old holds the club record for consecutive games at West Coast with 113.The streak would have been even longer had he not been knocked unconscious at the hands of Ports Tom Jonas eearlier this season.ddddddddddddJonas was suspended for six weeks over the incident, with Gaff sitting out the following week.Gaffs output was noticeably lower for a few weeks following his return and the 24-year-old said it took him some time to get back into the groove.I just felt perhaps a little bit more rushed than I did at times, Gaff said.I think when you come back from something like that, you feel like youre under a bit more pressure whenever you have the ball and youre pretty quick to bomb it away or handball it to someone else.Its just that composure that probably went away for a couple of weeks.It was something that was frustrating for a couple of weeks, but I feel like Ive got over that and Im starting to play some decent football.West Coast will start as hot favourites when they host Melbourne at Domain Stadium on Saturday. 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