Are Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson rivals? The two greats have gone head-to-head on quite a few occasions in their career. And yet, that hasn’t affected their dynamic with each other. Mickelson and Johnson have always indulged in friendly banters to keep themselves amused on the course. That has not changed ever since they moved to LIV Golf as well. Despite captaining opposing sides, Johnson and Mickelson have been able to maintain a friendship throughout their time in the league.

Just like the players, the fans also enjoy watching them go back and forth to keep their spirits high. One such incident was shared by DJ’s caddie during a podcast involving all three individuals that was posted a few hours ago.

How did Dustin Johnson get back at Phil Mickelson?

Apart from the PGA Tour accomplishments, Phil Mickelson has also earned a reputation for being a great content creator. He has hosted quite a few shows and videos involving golf that have been much loved by fans for quite a few years. Back in mid-2019, Mickelson started a new series inspired by the former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats. The series is known as Phireside with Phil. It was an immediate hit among the fans as they expressed wanting more of it after every video. Nearly 6 years later, Phil Mickelson released another episode of Phireside with Phil with Dustin Johnson and Austin Johnson as his guests.

The YouTube video posted a few hours ago featured Mickelson and the Johnson brothers as they shared stories from their interactions on the course. During one of the segments, Austin Johnson wanted to share a story about the kind of dynamic Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson share. The caddie mentioned how he always saw the two LIV Golf pros practicing at Augusta Nationals a few days before the tournament began.

On one such occasion before the 2019 Masters Tournament, Austin remembers how Mickelson, Johnson, and others had just teed off from the first hole. As the others walked down the hill, Mickelson saw an opening where he and the Johnson brothers were alone. That’s when the 45x PGA Tour winner asked, “DJ, you got any plans for dinner tonight?”. Johnson innocently replied that he had chefs over for a steak night. However, he didn’t realize what Mickelson was trying to say.

However, Austin Johnson, hearing Mickelson laugh, realized that his brother was being teased for not being invited to the Champions dinner. The reason? Dustin Johnson had yet to win his first Masters Tournament. Austin recollected how Tiger Woods went on to win the title in 2019 before he moved on to a similar incident in 2020.

With Dustin Johnson winning the Masters Tournament, he tells his brother, “I’ll text Phil”. Remembering the incident from a year ago, DJ adds, “I told that mother****er what I’m doing for dinner Tuesday night.” And that’s how Dustin Johnson got back at Phil Mickelson for his comments during the 2019 Masters Tournament.

DJ clarified that he didn’t want to start a tussle, but he then remembered how much Mickelson’s comments bugged him. So after winning his green jacket, the first thing he could think of doing was to get back at the 54-year-old via text.

Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson certainly seem to have a great friendship. This is not the first time the dynamic between the two has been on display for the fans. Mickelson had poked fun at Johnson a few days ago as well. Let’s see what happened then.

Did Phil Mickelson just call Dustin Johnson ‘Dumb’?

A few days ago, Grant Horvat and Phil Mickelson teased their YouTube collaboration for an upcoming video. The short Instagram video post featured the two along with Dustin Johnson. Horvat asked Mickelson “How are you going to get in this guy’s head?” To this, the LIV Golf pro replied “Grant, I’ve been there. I’ve looked around. There’s nothing there.”

The camera then pans toward an oblivious Dustin Johnson who asks “Who are you guys talking about?” The teaser seems to clearly suggest that Phil Mickelson told Grant Horvat that Dustin Johnson is ‘dumb’. One might wonder how they convinced the DJ to be a part of the video. But this again goes to show the great dynamic between Mickelson and Johnson.

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