PINEHURST, NC – Phil Mickelson walked up the 18th fairway at Pinehurst to the cheers of the gallery and the chimes of the nearby Village Chapel. He was making this walk, hearing these cheers, about three hours earlier than he’d wanted; yet again a trip to the US Open would end without a trophy for […]
Phil Mickelson, the king of the flop shot, gives us another great one on Thursday at the St. Jude
In 100 years from now, golf fans will remember only certain things about this generation of golfers. We will remember the Tiger Slam and and his win at the 1997 Masters. We won’t forget about guys like Ernie Els, Fred Couples, and the late Payne Stewart. And we will always remember Phil Mickelson as the […]
Phil Mickelson named in federal insider trading inquiry
Phil Mickelson’s name has surfaced in a federal investigation into insider trading, along with those of investor Carl Icahn and noted gambler Billy Walters. None of the three men is accused of any wrongdoing. But federal investigators are examining trades involving the men’s connection to two separate companies, Clorox and Dean Foods. Specifically, the investigation […]
Phil Mickelson thinks he will win not one, but two U.S. Opens before he retires
If there is one thing that sums up Phil Mickelson, it wouldn’t be his long drives or his short game, nor would it be his backward flop shots or his multiple green jackets. The thing that Phil Mickelson has never lacked is confidence. Mickelson has always known he was a very, very good golfer, and […]
Phil Mickelson misses another cut, calls himself mentally ‘soft’
To say 2014 has been a struggle for Phil Mickelson might be as big an understatement as saying the guy normally has an decent short game. Not since 2003 have we seen Phil struggle like this, missing his second cut in his last three starts on Friday at the Players Championship. In Phil’s last seven […]
Watch Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson play the 17th at Sawgrass wrong-handed
Anyone that has ever had the opportunity to play TPC Sawgrass knows what is sitting in the back of their mind even when they arrive on the grounds. It isn’t the tee shot on No. 1, or getting around the front nine in a reasonable score. The only shot people care about is that tee […]
Phil Mickelson wants to play Pinehurst, but he can’t get a tee time
Being a professional golfer, and one that has been at it for as long as Phil Mickelson has, grants you plenty of incredible pleasures, but apparently a tee time at one of the most famous resorts in the United States is not one of them. Mickelson, the No. 9 ranked player in the world and […]
Phil Mickelson withdraws from the Texas Open because of pulled muscle
It appears 2014 is the year of the WD, as Phil Mickelson pulled out of the Texas Open on Saturday citing a pulled muscle in his side. Mickelson, who withdrew earlier this season at Torrey Pines, made it two in his last six starts with this move during his third round, grabbing his side on […]
Phil Mickelson does the most Phil Mickelson thing ever to lose the Abu Dhabi Championship
Oh Phil Mickelson, you never fail to entertain us, even when what you’re doing is completely insane. On Sunday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship it was Mickelson who looked like he would cruise to a surprising victory on the European Tour, a place that has been very kind to Mickelson over the last […]
The 10 best golf moments of 2013: No. 1, Phil Mickelson wins the British Open
Over the next 10 days, until we get to New Year’s Eve, we will be rolling out the top-10 best golf moments of 2013. After much deliberation and debate, we picked what we thought were the 10 moments you will remember about this season a decade from now. We finish our list with our No. […]