Phil Mickelson and Jon Rahm have eight major championships between them. Each has been at the pinnacle of golf.
It was obvious why their singles match Saturday, Aug. 23, between two friends and fellow Arizona State alums, at The Cardinal at Saint John’s in Plymouth Township had the biggest crowd of all 18 matches during a shotgun start in the semifinals of LIV Golf Team Championship Michigan .
So, what can the average golfer learn from these two behemoths of the sport so many of us love?
No, most of us can’t hit it 320 yards and spin the ball to stop it on a dime around the greens.
But there are lessons to be learned after watching all 17 holes as Rahm, of Legion XIII, defeated Mickelson, of the HyFlyers, 2-and-1. It was an exciting match sealed when Rahm drained a slippery 20-foot