‘Not a Betting Man’: Phil Mickelson Coolly Sweeps Gambling Allegations Under the Rug as He Seeks Redemption With a 20-Year-Old Augusta Saga

Phil Mickelson is one of the most decorated golfers of his time, with six major victories to his name, and 45 victories on the PGA Tour. However, after switching to LIV Golf, Mickelson’s career somewhat derailed. The golfer hasn’t had a single win in the league in two years. In his illustrious career spanning over three decades, the golfer has collated a loyal fan base, wins, and a lot of memories. 

Mickelson often shares moments from his career with his fans, and his fans love it. Recently was one such story time when he narrated a hilarious story. But it seemed like another way for him to address the betting allegations.

Phil Mickelson shares a nostalgic Augusta story 

The 45X PGAT winner started his story by sharing the strategy he used for his first-ever major win at the 2004 Masters. He shared that just before Augusta in 2004, he worked with Dave Pelz. He would do towel drills with him. During such drills, he used to lay towels down at certain yardages up to 175 yards. The golfer would then hit shots again and again till there to build reference points. 

He wanted to continue doing so when he went to Augusta. Mickelson shared he laid down towels on the right side of the clubhouse, which was just an open field then, and would practice this way. He would hit shots up to 165-170 yards, and as a result, the golfer said, “I go on and I win the Masters.” The towel drill then became part of Lefty’s routine. 

Mickelson returned to Georgia in 2005 and was looking forward to practicing in his style. But to his dismay, this time on the East range was a board that read, “East practice range is for short game only.”

The golfer did not take no for an answer, and as a result, he waited for every player to leave after the Champions’ Dinner. It was then that he executed his hysterical plan. He drove his car down the Magnolia lane and slowly crawled under there to steal the board and then found his way back to his car by wiggling. 

The next day, he returned and started practicing his game just like he wanted, with no interruptions. This went on for an entire week. He returned again in 2006 and found the same board again, and hence executed his hysterically vicious plan again. To his surprise, this time, when came the next morning after Champions’ Dinner, there was a sign there again.

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The golfer then cheekily said, “It never dawned on me that there are cameras everywhere. And  there is some video of me crawling down the Magnolia with some guy saying, ‘Look at this idiot, what’s he doing’.”

The LIV golfer added that many people may bet that this might not be a true story. But since he is “not a betting man”, he will not take it. He then cheekily took out the board that he apparently stole from Augusta in 2005 and 2006. Did the LIV Golfer actually want to tell this story or did he just want to let his fans know that he was not a betting man? 

Was Lefty’s story just a cover to dispel betting allegations? 

Mickelson’s life turned upside down when he was in Bedminster, and the news of his severe betting problems came out. The allegations against the golfer were very grave, so much so that Billy Walters claimed that Lefty wanted to wager money on the 2012 Ryder Cup. The golf veteran shared a statement claiming that all the allegations against him were not true. 

Lefty’s statement did not redeem him as expected, and he still faced backlash from a lot of people from the fraternity. He is still facing it. The golfer subtly mentioning that he is not a betting man could easily be a means for him to reiterate his previously issued statement. 

Tune in to find out how things unfold in Phil Mickelson’s betting fiasco. And also what the golf veteran plans on doing to remove alleged dirt from his illustrious record! 

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