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Heavy lies the crown, as golf’s king-in-waiting Phil Mickelson discovered after making a steady-as-she-goes season debut at Torrey Pines Thursday.

Mickelson, who is looking to fill the big shoes of Tiger Woods, had barely finished signing his scorecard for an opening 2-under-par round of 70 when Robert Allenby questioned his integrity.

Mickelson is using a Ping Eye 2 wedge at the Farmers Insurance Open which is allowed under an old court decision, but many players believe goes against the spirit of new rules which prohibit grooves that allow more control of shots.

“I just believe that even if they are legal, you still shouldn’t be using them,” said Allenby. “Just because someone has a couple sitting in their garage somewhere or they’ve got them off eBay or whatever, I just don’t think that’s the integrity of the game.”

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