Phil Mickelson After Missing the Cut at Farmers Insurance Open: ‘It’s Hard to Be Patient and Deal With a Decline in Performance…’

Published 01/29/2022, 4:30 AM EST

As good as his 2021 was, Phil Mickelson’s 2022 might be off to a rocky start. The 51-year-old has also been good while on the PGA TOUR Champions, securing three wins out of the four events he played. While Mickelson’s performance might have declined slightly, it looks like the PGA Tour icon is determined to make the most of the situation.

Irrespective of the result, Mickelson is known to be his charming self, clearly never backing down from any challenge.

The biggest challenge to getting better at anything is learning to love the plateaus. It’s hard to be patient and deal with a decline in performance while waiting for it to click. No one else will see your progress but YOU WILL and you’ll know when you’re ready. 😏
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) January 27, 2022

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Recently, Mickelson missed the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open. Of course, Mickelson chose to address the incident himself.

Phil Mickelson addresses fans after Farmers Insurance Open cut

Including the Insurance Open, Mickelson has missed the cut twice in a row. As a result, Mickelson chose to talk to fans and discuss his performance. Not only did Mickelson’s words provide an insight into the game, but they also gave fans something to discuss a few things. Mickelson, however, chose to be honest with his followers about the same.

Thanks @PhilMickelson that’s the perfect thing for you to say to me right now. It’s exactly what I needed to hear.
— Jason Skyberg (@JasonSkyberg) January 28, 2022

Practice
— Mark McCollister (@markmcco) January 27, 2022

The Masters ends exactly 46 weeks after he won the PGA. Phil can win his 46th tournament at the Masters this year. I like how that lines up.
— The Grassy Knoll Troll (@grassy_troll) January 27, 2022

“The biggest challenge to getting better at anything is learning to love the plateaus. It’s hard to be patient and deal with a decline in performance while waiting for it to click,” he wrote. “No one else will see your progress but YOU WILL and you’ll know when you’re ready.”

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The reactions to this remain expected, especially as a good amount of people chose to joke or share a photo about the same. Fans chose to pay attention this time, some more eager to interact with the albums. “The Masters ends exactly 46 weeks after he won the PGA. Phil can win his 46th tournament at the Masters this year. I like how that lines up,” wrote another fan.

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Furthermore, some fans were relieved Mickelson chose this. It assured them that the golfer was doing better, which motivated them to encourage him more. Notably, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are among other popular players who missed the cut.

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Devika Pawar is a Golf and NBA writer at Essentially Sports. A psychology graduate from KJ Somaiya, Devika has an experience with sportswriting at Republic World for around two years now. She loves NBA a little too much, and is a dedicated Golden State Warriors fan.

Phil Mickelson After Missing the Cut at Farmers Insurance Open: ‘It’s Hard to Be Patient and Deal With a Decline in Performance…’

Phil Mickelson addresses fans after Farmers Insurance Open cut

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