Andrew Getson’s influence on Phil Mickelson was immediate, but it took more than five years for the pair to create a slice of golf history that stunned the world.
One man’s pleasure is another man’s pain. That was certainly true for Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka as they were swallowed by the masses on the 18th hole Sunday at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course
Despite Mickelson’s best efforts to hide any identifying marks on the club, the bat is a TaylorMade Original One Mini driver with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7x shaft.
This flop from Mickelson from a sandy area has the potential to go down as an all-time shot in his legendary career. And combined with CBS’ Verne Lundquist on the call, it’s already an instant classic.
The last notable slow-play penalty in a men’s Major came in the 2013 Masters, when then-14-year-old Tianlang Guan was assessed a one-stroke penalty in the second round after being warned four times.
The world No.1 has been known to rotate putters perhaps more than any other top player, and it appears he’s going back to the carousel ahead of his week on the Ocean Course’s paspalum greens.