The golf world was already enthralled because of the $25 million LIV Golf event, which took place at Greenbrier and showcased 48 LIV defectors. Now, amid this tournament, LIV had another stunning new plan up its sleeve.
It scheduled a face-off match between arguably the two best players at LIV Golf, Bryson DeChambeau, and Phil Mickelson. While the golf community was already buzzing with anticipation for this match, a snippet of them trading iconic one-liners went viral.
Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson go against each other in a nine-hole match
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LIV Golf defied the traditional format of 72-holes with its distinctive format of 54-holes. But with their latest news of ‘Lefty’ going against ‘the scientist’ in a one-on-one match, things have become even more exciting. And this match, which was taking place amid the LIV Golf Greenbrier, has an even special format, which is a 9-hole format.
Thus, a snippet of the match was posted from an Instagram handle called FlushingItGolf. In the video, Phil and Bryson were seen engaged in a banter with each other. Phil started the conversation by asking, “What are we playing for?”. To which DeChambeau replied, “I’ve not thought about it.” Then Mickelson answered, explaining to his friend the rules of the game “Well Camel and I will play you guys and Honor Bond, we’ll play nine holes for G… when you’re closed out you can press for half… And if you want what we’ll do is we’ll go twenty-eight. If you shoot 28 best balls, it’s double ”.
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Then DeChambeau finally replied, saying, “He’s playing a lot more of these sorts of things so he knows how to make a deal that works in his favor.” To this, Mickelson also added, “Just so you know Camo and I, we don’t do Venmo, Paypal… Straight cash”.
Fans react to the epic face-off of the LIV kings
As the news of their possible 1 on 1 match went viral, fans shared their array of comments. While some couldn’t hold back their excitement for the face-off to be aired, others congratulated the players for their fit physiques.
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One said, “They both incredibly healthy compared to 18 months ago.”
Another said, “Phil looking more and more like Tom Cruise by the day?”
Another fan added, “Phil looking more and more like Tom Cruise by the day?” Two fans compared Mickelson with the legendary Hollywood star Tom Cruise.
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“Phil is skinny again, he gains and loses more weight than Oprah Winfrey 🤔.” According to reports, Mickelson recently lost 25 pounds.
One fan said, “My two favorite golfers! What a match!” elucidating his elation to witness two of his favorite golfers together.
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