“ A 55-year-old hit the longest drive in the entire tournament…That’s what I care about ,” said Phil Mickelson , reflecting on his 2025 Open Championship result. Tied for 56th place, he has very little regret about not winning the championship. For him, his monstrous 409 yards on the drive is a bigger achievement. “ It’s about hitting bombs. ” Still, he admits he’d be a little happier if he’d gotten a keepsake like Jack Nicklaus did back in the ’60s.

“ 409 yards, the longest in the field…I walk away feeling, you know, kind of like the winner. I don’t know about the Claret Jug, but I still feel like a winner ,” revealed Mickelson, speaking with Andrew Santino on No Bad Lies , unable to hide his pride. Now, honestly, this might come across as a little absurd, as it did to Sa

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