Phil Mickelson has been struggling since he joined LIV Golf last year. Masters was one of his spectacular performances since last year. However, with regard to LIV Golf, Mickelson has never positioned himself to win, as his average finishing position in the first 11 starts of the Saudi-funded series, in fields consisting of 48 players, is 29.9. This might just change in Singapore.
Phil Mickelson’s hole out at Sentosa
Phil Mickelson is back to being the legend that he is. Lefty showed tremendous performance today during round 2 at Sentosa Golf Club. Mickelson is in contention in Singapore after quite the day he has had. His team, HyFlyers, is also on the top of the leaderboard.
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LIV Golf posted a video of Mickelson hitting a spectacular hole out on Instagram. LIV Golf wrote, “PHIL HOLE OUT FOR THE LEAD! 🤯🦅 #LIVGolf @hyflyers_gc” The shot made Mickelson stand in the lead. This shot holed out for an eagle.
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About his eagle, Mickelson spoke, “I hit a really good cut 9 iron into that slope and it just kept releasing and went in. I thought it was going to up a little short, and it just kept running out until it disappeared and it was a cool feeling to see that ball go in.”
Although as the day progressed, Mickelson finished at number 7 with (-10). Sergio Garcia topped the leaderboard after the event was concluded.
Fans react to the video of Phil Mickelson that got him in the lead
The video garnered a lot of love for Mickelson from the fans. A fan commented, “Phil is back baby!!”
Another fan called him Thrill, “PHIL THE THRILL 🦅”
“I swear Phil’s reasoning to move to LIV had nothing to with money or the PGA… he just wanted to wear shorts so he can show off his calves,” commented another fan, accusing Mickelson of wanting to flaunt his calves.
One more fan praised Mickelson’s calves, “Must’ve been the calves 🦵🏼.”
Another fan commented, “Phil’s on 🔥🔥🔥”
One fan just could not contain their excitement and definitely let it out with their comment, “Dat muggggaafuugggaaaaa playyyiiinnnnng reeeeaaalllll gooooood!”
“This man keeps getting younger,” commented another Mickelson fan.
“Unreal scenes on our 7th hole 🔥👏,” praised one more fan.
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A fan called him the messiah of golf, “The golf messiah.. gawd I hope he wins career slam.”
One fan praised Mickelson’s comeback, “Dude Phil is playing damn good golf lately.”
Another fan commented, “Phil just living his best life. The man plays 10X better with money in the bank! haha.”
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What is your take on Mickelson’s shot? What was your reaction when you saw it for the first time? Our jaws definitely dropped! Do let us know in the comments below.