‘What a Great Man’: Phil Mickelson Once Expounded the ‘Charisma’ of Arnold Palmer With a Heartfelt Anecdote

Published 08/20/2022, 11:30 AM EDT

Phil Mickelson is one of the most controversial players in the golf world. The golfer lost a lot of fans after he joined the Saudi-backed league and left the PGA Tour. However, he is still as humble as before. It takes us to a time when Mickelson used his Twitter handle to give a tribute to a former American professional golfer.

Phil Mickelson’s heartfelt tribute to Arnold Palmer

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Mickelson is known for many things among his fans. He recently became the world’s highest-paid golfer according to Forbes. However, it does not affect his down-to-earth approach toward his fans as well as his idols. Lefty has been a huge fan of Arnold Palmer since his early years in golf. And in 2019, he posted a video on Twitter where he talked about how Palmer inspired his game.

Mickelson started a series of videos on Twitter called “Tribute Tuesday”, where he talked about everyone that inspired him in his life. In a video, Mickelson talked about one of his favorite ex-professional golfers, Arnold Palmer. It was Palmer’s 90th birthday and Mickelson said kind words about the former golf star.

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“I’ll never forget the interactions that we’ve had, the way he’d look you in the eye, the charisma that he had,” said Mickelson about Palmer. He also highlighted how Palmer took out extra time to greet volunteers. Lefty said, “He took two hours during the practice rounds, to shake hands with all the volunteers and thank them for their time to make that event possible”.

I’m starting Tribute Tuesday to thank the many people in my life who have had an impact on me and my family. I could not have the many special moments and opportunities without these amazing people and this is my way to say thank you. pic.twitter.com/QbEfuM5wwd
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) September 10, 2019

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Phil Mickelson appreciated Arnold Palmer’s values

Continuing about Palmer, Mickelson said, “Little gestures like that always stood in the back of my mind about what a great man he was”. It’s not hard to understand where Mickelson got his inspiration from for being humble with the fans. He continued, “I wanna thank Arnold Palmer for the impact he’s made in life and the game of golf.”

Mickelson’s random acts of kindnesses are no new tale. However, a man who takes the golf great, Arnold Palmer as his inspiration, ought to be that way. Are you a Phil Mickelson fan? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.

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‘What a Great Man’: Phil Mickelson Once Expounded the ‘Charisma’ of Arnold Palmer With a Heartfelt Anecdote

Phil Mickelson’s heartfelt tribute to Arnold Palmer

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Phil Mickelson appreciated Arnold Palmer’s values