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Phil Mickelson is known as the ‘prankster’ in the field of golf. The six-time major winner is not just a pro at golf, but also at pulling practical jokes on his fellow golfers. He is also very reactive to acts and statements that he finds disturbing. Lefty has been playing pranks on his friends for a long time. But it was the first time he pulled one on a non-living object. The video of the act went viral on the internet soon after it was posted.

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Lefty was playing at T42 after 15 holes in the event when he saw a drone camera moving around him. The camera belonged to Fox News, which was covering the event from ground to air through drones and more expensive tech.

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Immediately after spotting the drone camera, Mickelson decided to run towards it and give it a soft kick.

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Mickelson did not kick the camera to break it but appeared to be having a little fun running it down. Thankfully, Mickelson wasn’t angry, or it would have been a different story altogether. The drone camera survived the hit and was taken to a safe distance from the golfer by the operator.

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Phil Mickelson gets pranked by a fellow golfer.

As they say, everyone meets their match at some point in their life. Lefty met a bigger prankster at the Wells Fargo Championship. The player was asleep on a bench inside the locker room when Keith Mitchell pulled a social media prank on the golf ace.

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Mitchell clicked a picture of Mickelson laying on the bench and posted it on his Instagram handle. He said he felt comfortable having a little fun with the golfer. It was not long since Mickelson had joined social media. So Mitchell thought it was the best time to pull the prank on him.

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The golf ace was not happy with the prank but later laughed it out. Mitchell knew that a cooled-down Mickelson would return soon for payback. And the same happened when Mickelson sent a police officer to give him a paternity lawsuit as a prank. Mitchell got nervous at first but soon understood what was going on. Not falling for the prank, Mitchell had a little fun with the cop as well.

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