Phil Alfred Mickelson, nicknamed Lefty, is an American professional golfer. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six major championships: three Masters titles, two PGA Championships, and one Open Championship.
Phil Mickelson: Did make the cut| 4 putt| Tracker| What did say
Did make the cut:
Yes, he make the cut.
World No. 6 Cameron Smith is the highest-ranked player in the world to be missing out on the weekend as the Australian was never able to get comfortable around Brookline. Signing for rounds of 72-74, Smith had opportunities late in his second round to push towards the latter half of the U.S. Open but ultimately fell short.
Smith’s game has often been riddled with volatility — it is one of the reasons he’s actually so good — and the same can be said for Phil Mickelson.
4 Putt:
According to the U.S. Open website, Hovland had a 99% chance to make the cut when he had reached 2 under. A player who experienced a similar drop from near certainty was Finau, who opened with a 3-over 73 on Thursday.
Even par on his day through his first 16 holes, Finau arrived at the accessible par-5 eighth hoping to add some breathing space between him and the cut line.
Tracker:
Back in February, Mickelson came under fire following comments regarding the new Saudi Golf League that he is supporting, and reportedly helped get off the ground.
Following that, Mickelson issued an apology to the Saudis, but not to the PGA Tour.
Since then, Mickelson has lost just about all of his sponsors, including KPMG, Callaway, WorkDay and more.
What did say:
“They’re scary motherfuckers to get involved with. We know they killed Khashoggi,” Mickelson said, “and have a horrible record on human rights.
They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it?
