‘Lonely Bitter Man’: Phil Mickelson Throws Subtle Shade at Rival Tiger Woods Causing Unrest Among Fans

Tiger Woods’ return to competitive golf after his previous appearance at the Masters 2023 has fans rejoicing. With the Hero World Challenge approaching its final round, the buzz around Woods’ name has been highly active. Now, a recent Twitter interaction has sparked up a new discussion, rekindling a dormant rivalry. 

Phil Mickelson liked a tweet, and it has irked Tiger Woods’ fans. But why? The tweet talks about Woods and makes a certain comparison that doesn’t sit well with his fans. The fact that Mickelson has liked the tweet has fueled the fire, and the discussion has heated up quite a bit. 

Phil Mickelson sends sparks flying

“Tiger making his hat look like sometime you’d put two scoops of ice cream into and cover with sprinkles. Things starting to feel very Lance Armstrong-y,” Phil Mickelson liked this tweet.

‘NUCLR GOLF’ shared a screenshot of Mickelson liking the post. The page wrote, “🚨🐅👀 Phil Mickelson’s most recent liked post…”

While the tweet left many confused, several Tiger Woods’ fans were unhappy with Mickelson. After all, their rivalry dates back to February 1998. Both the golfers played a practice round and agreed to a bet: the winner would get $500. Well, Mickelson emerged victorious and celebrated by putting photocopies of the five $100 bills he won in Woods’ locker. Tiger Woods was seething!

It seems their rivalry never died down. And with Mickelson liking a Woods’ tweet, the latter’s fans took to Twitter to lash out.

Tiger Woods’ fans get triggered by controversial tweet

The original tweet was a bit bizarre, and it left some people wondering what it could be about. A fan summarized the confusion.

Another Twitter user had similar sentiments. In fact, many more users questioned the meaning.

 

However, some Tiger Woods fans were suspicious of Mickelson. Both golfers have shared a very complex relationship over the years.

In November 2018, Phil Mickelson said, “I oftentimes wonder what my career would be had he not come along.” Mickelson has always been acknowledged as the second-best. Would he have been golf’s legend if Tiger Woods wasn’t in the picture?

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One more fan joined the party and called Mickelson “a lonely bitter man.” 

One fan thought of Phil Mickelson’s actions to be hateful towards Woods and labeled him as a “hater”. Would you agree with it?

 

What do you think of this whole interaction? Do you think the

Mickelson-Woods rivalry could be back in full heat? Tell us in the comments.

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