The 105th PGA Championship officially began on Monday, and it has the entire golfing world engrossed into it completely. With Bryson DeChambeau in the lead right now, followed closely behind by Scottie Scheffler, the excitement is at an all time high!
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There are numerous amazing Round 1 highlights, including Tom Kim’s well-known mudbath. However, LIV Golfer Phil Mickelson, is making headlines once more; this time for his prompt response rather than his outstanding performance.
Phil Mickelson and his response to the tweet
Lefty’s performance is one of the much-awaited performances in the PGA Championship, given his tremendous gameplay in the Masters last month.
With a good start, Mickelson is in the top 30 after the first round. However, in any of these scenarios, fans might even pick up on minor alterations to games. This alteration was just noted on Twitter by a fan account. On its official Twitter account, Phil Mickelson Tracker tweeted a post about the golfer exchanging balls between games. The caption on the picture read: “Noticed Phil has changed balls mid round. Was using a Callaway that he lined himself with sharpie, now using the official triple track ball.”
There is no one ball rule at the PGA 😊
The oldest champion wasted no time and replied to the tweet, “There is no one ball rule at the PGA”. With so many controversies surrounding LIV golf, Lefty is quick to inform everyone about the rules.
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Oct 28, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Phil Mickelson plays his shot off the ninth tee box during the first round of the season finale of the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
At the PGA Championship two years prior, the six times major champion defeated Brooks Koepka to win his sixth major. Nevertheless, he didn’t participate in any majors last year after switching to LIV Golf.
Since the beginning of the year, his performance has set a high bar. He scored eight birdies at the Masters in Augusta just last month ranking at T2 tied with Koepka. In addition, he finished with the lowest final-round score of 65, making him the oldest golfer to reach this milestone. But with all these achievements, how have fans reacted to the fan account tweet and Mickelson’s response?
Fans react to the ball and response tweet
Phil Mickelson Tracker clarified himself and stated that he didn’t know that was a rule.
I didn’t even realize that was a rule. Just thought it was interesting and figured you were trying to see something different on the greens.
One fan commented how this is a common sight in Lefty’s game.
Phil is famous for doing things like that. Not because it helps his game. Just because he’s Phil.
One fan commented on the direct clarification by Mickelson.
That’s about as a direct clarification as you can get!!!! How cool is that?!?! 👍🏻
There were obviously some comments supporting and cheering for Lefty.
Go get ‘em tomorrow Lefty! Can’t wait for 20 holes of magic. #defendingchamp
Let's go lefty… My all-time favorite golfer. (lefties unite)
Phil you looks straight savage out there you make couple those lip burners you be right at the top - go get that ship
All aspects of the game were strong, except for getting up and out on those drives. Love how he is scoring.
Phil!!!! Good luck tomorrow! All the thumbs up in the world for you
Some fans were confused by the no-one-ball rule.
So you can swap to different compression balls on each hole? 🤔
Though he is not on the PGA Tour anymore, Mickelson is the past champion of the Masters and the PGA Championship, so he has a lifetime invitation to the games. And with his amazing performances, everyone is waiting to see his magic on the course again.
What are your thoughts on the tweet? And do you think Mickelson will fair well at the PGA Championship this year? Let us know in the comments below.
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