‘Pretty Epic’: An Unbelievable Story of How Phil Mickelson Made $1M in Less Than 3 Hours

Published 05/31/2022, 2:31 PM EDT

Phil Mickelson has been making the headlines even though he hasn’t competed since February. The golf journalist Alan Shipnuck recently published a book about Phil that has shook the entire golfing world. There have been some incredible revelations in this book, like Mickelson’s love for gambling.

Recently Alan appeared on the No Laying Up podcast, where he revealed an epic Phil Mickelson gambling story. “On the opening day of the NFL around the turn of the century, Phil gets like eight or ten dudes and they fly to Vegas. I think it was a Bellagio, and they’ve got this suite where there is a TV for each game,” said Alan.

Article continues below this ad

Then they went down to the sportsbook to place their bets. Meanwhile, Phil asked everyone to go ahead because when he puts his bet, it might move the line. This showed the amount of money Mickelson used to bet.

Furthermore, former basketball player Jason Kidd and baseball player Tom Candiotti were also present there. And both Tom and Jason were perplexed as they did not know how much amount to be betted. “I’ll bet a thousand dollars. I don’t want Phil to think I am a p***y,” said Jason. Meanwhile, thousand dollars was a lot of money back in the days to bet on a game.

GOAT? A Jack Nicklaus Record That Might Never Be Repeated in Golf Again

“So they go back up to the suite, and I mean, it just sounds like the frat party with an unlimited budget. So, now the game starts, and things get serious, and Phil’s locked in. He’s watching eight games at once,” revealed Alan. Furthermore, he says Mickelson swept every game and won every bet, and he won over a million dollars in around three hours.

Article continues below this ad

Phil Mickelson lost most of the money on the same day

After winning all his bets, Phil Mickelson decided to continue further. So he’s up well over a million bucks in one day of betting. But then, before they headed to the airport, Phil decided to play for a while at the casino. “He gave a lot of it back, and I mean, Caddo said we need like a lasso to get him out of there,” said Shipnuck.

“So they get in a place, and they fly home. They weren’t even gone for a night like it’s pretty epic and sounds like fun,” concluded Alan. Meanwhile, Alan has mentioned this incident in the book. Therefore, fans are getting to know a new side of Phil that they did not know before after reading this book.

Article continues below this ad

Watch This Story: Michael Jordan vs jack Nicklaus net worth

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Amey Kulkarni is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in mass media from HR College, Mumbai. Before joining EssentiallySports he used to write articles on Golf and Cricket on his personal blog cricgolf.

Edited by:

Jito Tenson

‘Pretty Epic’: An Unbelievable Story of How Phil Mickelson Made $1M in Less Than 3 Hours

Phil Mickelson lost most of the money on the same day

Trending

Is Scottie Scheffler Taking a Paternity Leave to Support Wife Meredith and Their Baby?

‘Circuses for Drunks’: Fans Blame LIV Golf After Caddie Faces Brutal Attack on the Course

Despite Harsh Neglect From Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson Gets Last Laugh at LIV Golf Adelaide

‘Shut It Down’: Fans Embrace Jordan Spieth’s Verdict After Billy Horschel’s Rory McIlroy Stance

2024 LIV Golf Adelaide: Prize Money Breakdown and Winner’s Payout