The book contains many stories from people who have seen him or been involved in placing bets with him. One such story from the American golfer, Tom Lehman, revealed how Mickelson lost his concentration from the prestigious Presidents Cup due to a football game.
Team USA ambushed Team International with an 11-point lead by scoring 21.5 against their 10.5 in the 2000 Presidents Cup. Nonetheless, Mickelson had nothing to do with it. Or at least, his teammate Tom Lehman’s story says so.
“Phil is hitting it everywhere,” Lehman told Shipnuck to write in his book. “He’s barely finished a hole through the first eight holes,” he added. “He keeps saying, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll show up eventually.’”
Eventually, he walked “back into the trees and is sitting on a stump with his back to everybody and his head down” after hitting a terrible shot on the ninth hole.
“I think he’s giving himself a pep talk, so I go over there to try to make him feel better,” Lehman told Shipnuck. “And he’s got his phone out and he’s checking the football scores.”