Phil Mickelson’s stunning but entirely characteristic revelation that he’ll be skipping next week’s US Open to attend his daughter’s graduation is only the latest testament to the golfer’s dedication to his family. It’s also representative of a culture in which parents feel increasingly obligated to be in attendance at every game, ceremony, and mid-afternoon school party.
On the course, 2017 hasn’t been too kind to Rory McIlroy. You can’t say the guy hasn’t had a good year – getting married and signing a big-time equipment deal with TaylorMade surely will conjure up good memories for Rory down the road – but injuries have also plagued the 28-year-old.
Tour pros have long struggled with balancing family and career, but Lefty’s latest decision on the US Open is consistent with previous choices he’s made.
We’ve been saying it for a couple weeks now: Lydia Ko will lose her title as No.1 player in the world. Officials with the Rolex Rankings even projected that it would happen this week – so why didn’t it?
Adam Scott’s mostly known for his fluid, seemingly effortless swing and a debonair appearance. While both observations hold true, the Aussie is also one of the more introspective, forthright minds in golf, if not all of sport.
PGA Tour editor Evin Priest, at Muirfield Village, Ohio Phil Mickelson dropped a bombshell at the US PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament on Saturday. Lefty is set to withdraw from the one major championship that has eluded him, revealing he’ll skip the 2017 US Open to in order to attend his daughter Amanda’s high school graduation. The Read more…
Phil Mickelson has informed the United States Golf Association that he will not play in the US Open at Erin Hills in two weeks, choosing instead to attend daughter Amanda’s high school graduation in California.
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