When Phil Mickelson Was Outraged at a Teenager for Revealing an Exorbitant Secret: ‘You Don’t Discuss Certain Things’

Phil Mickelson is famous for two things: his banter on the golf course and his long drives off-the-tee. Moreover, the six-time major championship also makes headlines for his witty sense of humor and his practice round wagers. And a few years back, the same was brought to the limelight; something Phil did not like.

Phil Mickelson not happy with the young professional

Phil may not be a part of the field this week at the Players Championship. However, you cannot keep lefty out of the news. A few years ago, one of the young professionals, Ryan Ruffels revealed an interesting practice round wager story between the two; The same is making the rounds of the internet now.

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Ruffels revealed a story from back in 2016, in which Phil and he decide to play a friendly practice round wager. The 51-year-old professional also made him quite the offer and gave him 2-1 odds. If Phil lost to Ryan, he would pay him $5,000. However, if Ryan lost, he would pay Mickelson $2,500 once he turned professional. Moreover, Ryan won by one shot and took home Phils’ money.

However, Mickelson did not like Ruffels revealing the same. He said, “He’s young, and he’s got some things to learn. One of them is you don’t discuss certain things. You don’t discuss specifics of what you play for. And you certainly don’t embellish and create a false amount just for your own benefit.”

He added, “So those things right there are – that’s high school stuff, and he’s going to have to stop doing that now that he’s out on the PGA Tour.”

Phil creates history at 50

On the business end, Phil created history back in 2022. He became the oldest major winner after winning the 2021 PGA Championship; As a result, beating Julius Boros’ record for being the oldest major winner.

Phil won the event with an overall score of six-under-par and won with a two-shot lead. He carded a final round of 73, one-over-par to win the major championship.

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What are your views about the practice round bet between the two? Do you agree with Phil’s comments?