Phil Mickelson will find himself later on Monday in a position he hasn’t been since 1995. When the new Official World Golf Ranking is released after the Monday finish to the Sanderson Farms Championship, Mickelson will drop out of the top 25. It ends a remarkable run for Mickelson, who began this run in the […]
Phil Mickelson goes undefeated in 11th Presidents Cup appearance
Phil Mickelson was supposed to step aside and let some younger blood get a taste of playing for the United States. At 30th in the final Presidents Cup points standings, he should not have even been on U.S. captain Jay Haas’ radar. However, it was the other players on Haas’ team that made up the […]
Explaning Phil Mickelson’s wrong ball blunder at the Presidents Cup
A lot of folks were confused when Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson somehow managed to lose the seventh hole twice during their Friday fourballs (best ball) match against Jason Day and Adam Scott at the Presidents Cup. So, let’s put it into perspective. Phil Mickelson hit his tee shot on the par 5 at the […]
Phil Mickelson feels close to form after Saturday 66 at the PGA
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Phil Mickelson is playing a game of “Chutes and Ladders” this week at the PGA Championship. On Friday, Mickelson playfully slid down one of the many faux dunes towering over the Pete Dye designed Whistling Straits. A day later, the five-time major champion climbed the leaderboard ladder with a third-round 66 that […]
Phil Mickelson gives $99 tip to kids at neighborhood lemonade stand
Phil Mickelson is known to be an excellent tipper, but 6-year-old Roland Van Karsen and his 8-year-old sister Elise didn’t know that when the five-time major winner showed up to their lemonade stand near Memorial site Muirfield Village Golf Club on Thursday. Mickelson ordered up a $ 1 glass of sunshine and paid with a $ […]
Phil Mickelson gets his first look at U.S. Open host Chambers Bay
Earlier this month, USGA executive director Mike Davis warned that the 2015 U.S. Open champion would be the player that gets as much exposure as possible to unfamiliar host Chambers Bay, near Tacoma, Wash. Davis took a lot of flak for saying a playing would need at least 10 rounds at property to win. Well, […]
How a handwritten note helped Phil Mickelson find caddie Jim Mackay
Phil Mickelson and Jim Mackay have been a team for a long time, dating back to 1992. However, Mackay got the job by telling Mickelson’s Arizona State golf coach Steve Loy who else should get the job. [DraftKings: Get free entry to $ 60,000 Fantasy Golf Contest with any first deposit] Loy approached Mackay at […]
Phil Mickelson was too tired to play a round at Augusta National
If someone told you that, if you stayed up for 48 consecutive hours, you could play Augusta National Golf Club, there’s a good chance you would run to your nearest coffee machine and start brewing. If you had to give a kidney to play the home of the Masters, there’s a chance you’d handle the […]
Is it time to write off Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson?
This has never happened. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have never each had the weekend off in consecutive weeks on the PGA Tour. Woods had never missed the cut in consecutive starts in his PGA Tour career before a career-worst 82 at the Phoenix Open sent him packing almost six months after missing the cut […]