Phil Mickelson is certainly not enjoying his best season, with the veteran struggling across LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.
In the former, the 54-year-old is 43rd in the individual standings, while his HyFlyers team are in 12th place, just one off rock bottom.
In the latter, he finished tied-43rd in the Masters, before missing the cut at both the PGA Championship and the US Open.
Mickelson will be hoping for a better showing at LIV Golf Andalucia this weekend, with the event taking place at Real Club Valderrama.
Both HyFlyers captain Mickelson and Crushers captain Bryson DeChambeau have been impressed by Valderrama, which hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup.
Phil Mickelson using LIV Golf Andalucia to help prepare for The Open
The former is, however, already looking forward to the fourth and final major of the year, with The Open Championship taking place next week.
Royal Troon Golf Club hosts the tournament, with Mickelson claiming that the current LIV event will really help prepare him for the major.
“We are going to have a very windy day on Friday so the ability to control the ball in the wind is going to be enhanced,” Mickelson told the official LIV Golf YouTube channel.
“The greens are very small here and although the greens are a bit larger at Troon, the wind is a bit stronger, so you have to be so precise.
“So the iron play into these greens is going to be very similar to what we have next week, where it’s precision, you have to really strike it with a certain flight and shape and come into the green where it’s receptive.
“So I think that’s going to be very similar to what we have next week at Troon. Also off the tee there is a lot of different options, a lot of different club selections at Troon, where you are trying to hit it into a certain spot, very much like Valderamma.
“You are having to use distance control off the tee as well as shape shots to hit fairways, so the precision game is going to be showcased this week as well as next.”
Can Phil Mickelson clinch more silverware at The Open?
Mickelson has enjoyed a stunning career, with over 50 professional wins to his name, including six majors.
The Masters title has gone his way on three occasions, with the American also winning the PGA Championship twice and The Open once.
Given his fantastic success, Mickelson finds himself on the list of the top 10 highest-earning golfers of all time.
Despite his poor form this season, it would be foolish to rule Mickelson out of another win at Royal Troon next week, even if he did miss the cut last time out.
But fellow LIV Golf star DeChambeau will also be eyeing the trophy, having just won the US Open last month.
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