It’s the matchup we were all waiting for. The day the two biggest names in golf from the last twenty years collide and now it’s official. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will play a one-off match for around $9 million, but will it be worth paying to watch? We waited for this big matchup a […]
The R&A have hinted that a repeat of the infamous Phil Mickelson US Open controversy could result in disqualification at Carnoustie. Mickelson was roundly criticised for hitting a moving ball at Shinnecock Hills as he decided to take the two-stroke penalty rather than see his ball roll off the green. Initially defending his actions, the […]
Phil Mickelson hopes the USGA do not make the same mistakes with Shinnecock Hills’ set-up they made in 2004 at this week’s US Open. The New York venue hosted the year?s second major 14 years ago and it hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons as many of the greens became almost unplayable as […]
Phil Mickelson has confirmed he will not be playing at the 2017 US Open due to his daughter’s graduation. The timing of the US Open this year in Wisconsin has clashed with one of his daughters’ high school graduation in California and there won’t be enough time to get to the Erin Hills course. The […]
Ahead of the Masters on Thursday, Phil Mickelson has claimed players need to become much better at ball marking going forward. Lexi Thompson’s controversial four-shot penalty in the ANA Inspiration has sparked debate surrounding replacing the ball in the correct spot, after it cost the American the title last week. Mickelson has added further fuel […]
Phil Mickelson has undergone a second hernia operation in three months and looks set to miss the start of his 2017 PGA Tour schedule. The 46-year-old went under the surgeon’s knife to correct the problem back in October following the conclusion of the Safeway Open and had hoped to return to action at the CareerBuilder […]
Phil Mickelson believes his game is back on track and there is a real excitement about his future. The US star has not won a title since clinching the Open Championship back in 2013 and his performances over the past three years suggested he was on a downward spiral. The 46-year-old did produce a couple […]
Magical Mickelson might well claim a sixth Major on Sunday, writes John Huggan
Phil Mickelson carded a record-equalling 63 to set the clubhouse lead on day one of the Open Championship at Royal Troon. Mickelson became the ninth player to card a 63 at The Open and he very nearly set a new outright record but his 15-foot birdie putt lipped out at the 18th. Speaking to the […]
American veteran Phil Mickelson has questioned how long his love affair with the Scottish Open will continue. The 46-year-old has pencilled the prestigious tournament into his schedule for well over a decade and lifted the trophy in 2013 before repeating the feat at Muirfield a week later to win his first Open Championship title. That […]