“He just never ceases to amaze,” is that the commentator said about Phil Mickelson after his most recent short-range master stroke. There are very few golfers in the world who can say that they have perfected the art of the short game better than the 55-year-old veteran. His ability with the wedges off the tall grass and roughs is what helped him keep up with Tiger Woods during both their primes. Even today, Mickelson is able to execute the skill that he has mastered ever so perfectly. And fans in Indianapolis got an amazing glimpse of that in the first round of the $20 million event.
Playing in the last LIV Golf event of the 2025 season, before the Team Championships, the veteran golfer put himself pickle. His ball landed in the shallow water just outside the left rough, a few feet f