"I think that I'm looking forward to playing the South the next few rounds."

Phil Mickelson has not been shy in sharing his disdain for the Rees Jones redo of Torrey Pines South, so you know he's disgusted with the added length on the North when he's yearning to get back to the Rees architecture.

Q. You said since 2001, the course has changed over here since then that you needed to pick up on the nuances of this course. Has that set in now?

PHIL MICKELSON: I think so. Over the years, I've been able to spend some time around this golf course and learn some of the breaks and so forth.

There used to be a standing motto where balls would break toward the ocean on every green, and the North course is still that way. But when Rees Jones comes in, he has every break go away from the bunker. It's just a trait he puts into all his golf courses.

And after his second round Friday:

Q. Do you find yourself being more comfortable on the South course?

PHIL MICKELSON: I think that the North course is probably a great example how longer is not always better. It's always been a fun golf course to play, and as you get longer and longer, it's no longer a fun course. I think it's just a good example that longer isn't always better. I think that I'm looking forward to playing the South the next few rounds.