Mickelson warmed up with two drivers before fridays second round and decided to make the switch to a different, longer driver. The company understands every golfers search for the pure shot and, for more than 25 years, callaway has helped more golfers experience. Phil, this is your 11th consecutive ryder cup for the united states team, and you never have been a captains pick in all that time. Phil mickelson s third round at the masters got off to an inauspicious start. Phil mickelson on callaway live sponsor content from major winners, to the countrys biggest names in business, and even nfl coaches, season two of callaway live is gonna pack a punch. With his left hand separated from the right, he cradles the handle lightly between the thumb, index and middle fingers. Sep 23, 2016 mickelson warmed up with two drivers before fridays second round and decided to make the switch to a different, longer driver. Theres phil mickelson, desperately holding onto a oneshot lead at 11under, and then theres henrik stenson, the hottest player in the field since friday, staying right on his heels. His drive on the 1st hole found the bushes right of the fairway, and he legitimately whiffed when trying to hit a. Mickelson switching to longer driver for ryder cup wcco. If you can handle it, phil mickelsons new driver can be yours this.
Henrik stenson beats phil mickelson in finalday battle. Three days later, both mickelson and his longtime caddy. While the stats would indicate otherwise, mickelson s level of. The company understands every golfers search for the pure shot and, for more than 25 years, callaway has helped more golfers experience the sweet sensation of striking the ball perfectly more often. Henrik stenson wins the 2016 british open in duel with phil mickelson updated on. Phil mickelson is 5 under after 10 holes, helped by a wedge for. Phil mickelson, bubba watson pga tour tv spot, 2020 ryder cup 2016 safeway open tv spot, silverado resort in napa. May 06, 2019 phil mickelson on the range ahead of round 1 of the wells fargo championship at quail hollow club in charlotte, nc thursday 522019 warming up under the watchful eyes of his coach andrew getson. Jul 15, 2016 phil mickelson weathers the british open elements, remains in the lead. Henrik stenson tees off on the 10th hole during the. Phil mickelson has won two tour championships in 20plus years on the pga tour. Sep 02, 2016 phil mickelson can beat a whole bunch of golfers in the world lefthanded, as he has during his terrific career. Phil mickelson testing longer driver shafts for ryder cup.
But his play and that outspokenness were keys to victory at hazeltine. Playing in his americanrecord 11th consecutive ryder cup, lefty the reason for all the changes to the u. From driver to putter find out what phil carries in his bag. Under getsons guidance, mickelson made his 2016 debut at the careerbuilder challenge. September 28, 2016 phil mickelson minneapolis, minnesota john dever. Phil mickelson during the first round of the 2016 british open at. Mickelson s play was heavily criticised, as was his decision to arrive at the ryder cup with a new brand of clubs. Henrik stenson tees off on the 10th hole during the final round of the british open. Brooks koepkas surprise switch caps big week for callaway. Program, which celebrated 10 years in 2016, was later adopted by the pga. After leaving butch harmon, mickelson hired andrew getson of grayhawk golf club in scottsdale, arizona, to serve as his new swing coach. Jan 02, 2018 phil mickelson witb for 2018 january 2, 2018 march 16, 2016 by chris lollis at 45, phil mickelson has been very active early on this season with 3 top 10s in 6 starts including a solo 5th at the wgc two weeks ago. Phil lefty mickelson beat his ryder cup teammates righthanded.
Dustin johnson implodes, phil mickelson salvages round some big names shot some big numbers on opening day at the pga championship. Phil mickelson of the united states hits a shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the u. With his putting stroke on point, his irons dialed in and his driver giving way to a 2iron, the fivetime major. Phil mickelson not hiding that hes using tour championship. Phil mickelson outdid even himself by hitting driver out of a bush during the third round of the shriners hospitals for children open. May 19, 2016 phil mickelson pulled driver when he should have hit 4iron, and his name is being dragged through the news for it. Heres how mickelson gained driving distance despite his age. Phil mickelson and butch have worked together since 2007. He did have his moments during the 2016 17 season, but wed expect no less from one of the alltime greats. The securities and exchange commission has filed an insider trading complaint in. At 48 years old, phil mickelson should be entering the twilight of his pga tour career. Hall of fame golfer and major champion phil mickelson discusses how he will focus on improving his driving this offseason in preparation for the 2017 pga to. Here are the clubs phil mickelson has in his bag at the 2016 british open. Phil mickelson is a threetime masters champion, but the hall of famers bid for a fourth green jacket fell well short mickelson missed the cut at.
Phil mickelsons golf equipment through the years golf monthly. Our guy phil mickelson is in a new big bertha alpha 816 double black diamond driver that has an 8. Jul 12, 2017 2016 british open revisited the 2016 open at royal troon. Does anyone remember the awkward hug between phil mickelson and holly sonders in his post round interview after round 1 of the 2015 us open. Fast forward to 2016, hazeltine, and mickelson had a point to make. He was fine in 2010 and 2011 and good from 20052009. And to start it off, we thought itd only be appropriate to bring on a heavy hitter. Watch phil mickelson hit driver out of a bush, because you need to see it to believe it alex myers. In this piece we take a look at what clubs the fivetime major winner and long time callaway ambassador currently puts into play out on tour. Phil mickelson can beat a whole bunch of golfers in the world lefthanded, as he has during his terrific career.
Id like to thank phil mickelson for joining me here early this morning. Following a shocking opening round at east lake that featured just a single hit fairway, phil mickelson rebounded for rounds 2 and 3. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour championship. Phil mickelson experimenting with driver to add yards for. Phil mickelson unleashed everything in his toolbox sunday, and it still wasnt enough to overtake henrik stenson. Open golf championship at oakmont country club on wednesday, june 15, 2016. The drive of multiple major champion phil mickelson, captured at the barclays 2012, is analyzed by fourtime pga tour winner and emmywinning broadcaster billy kratzert. Phil mickelson pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Open golf championship at oakmont country club on wednesday, june 15, 2016, in oakmont, pa. So he went back to a longer driver for the tour championship after. At 46, phil mickelson is still driving it 300 yards, and this year, perhaps most impressively, hes hitting the fairway almost 60 percent of the time. Jun 18, 2016 mickelson felt he needed at least one more birdie to be certain of making the cut, and driver was the best play because the pin was all the way to the back and the greens were still soft from.
Open at oakmont country club on june 17, 2016 in oakmont, pennsylvania. One minute they were slugging it out in one of golfs fiercest battles, the next henrik stenson stood over phil mickelson in triumph with the claret jug won. Phil mickelson drew many detractors when he called out the ryder cup process after yet another u. Phil mickelson wants to be just average off the tee, but. No player was under more pressure to perform than mickelson at the 2016 ryder cup, the unofficial playing captain, if you will. Henrik stenson, phil mickelson and key outsiders take you behind the scenes of the riveting race for the claret jug. But it turns out the man known as lefty is pretty darn good when playing right. Select 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2020 pga season overview. Not to diminish this tournament, mickelson said after his second round friday at. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour.
Phil mickelson hits a tee shot during round 1 of the waste. Jul 17, 2016 phil mickelson unleashed everything in his toolbox sunday, and it still wasnt enough to overtake henrik stenson. Phil mickelson weathers the british open elements, remains in. Rory mcilroy and phil mickelson take new approach to the. Our tour reps have said that he particularly likes the low spin he gets off his new driver, how easy it is to shape the ball, and that his mishits fly straighter. Rory mcilroy disheartened after missing cut at pga. Watch phil mickelson hit driver out of a bush, because you. Phil mickelson will be using more drivers at the pga than the open. After so many negative headlines in the buildup, the classic open duel between henrik stenson and phil mickelson was just. Sep 23, 2016 mickelson chatted after the second round friday, in which he followed an opening 4over 74 with a 72, and he revealed that hes making a change with the driver this week. May 09, 2016 as for mickelson, 2016 has been a year of resurgence for the 45yearold, who has four top 10s in 11 starts, including a secondplace finish at pebble beach and a third careerbuilder challenge. Rex hoggard reports on phil mickelson changing his driver at the tour championship to prepare for hazeltine and the ryder cup.
Phil mickelson on the range ahead of round 1 of the wells fargo championship at quail hollow club in charlotte, nc thursday 522019 warming up under the. Com equipment insider jonathan wall discusses a handful of gear topics, including the phil mickelsons new driver, superstrokes club grips and do. This week phil mickelson will tee it up at the open championship without a driver in his bag. Phil and tiger woods took some hits on that topic over the years. That said, his moments are becoming more rare each season, which makes it nearly impossible to improve on his numbers from year to year. Sep 23, 2016 phil mickelson is making another equipment change ahead of the ryder cup, this one measured in inches. Phil mickelson has always been a tinkerer with his gear, occasionally playing with two or no drivers and normally carrying a lob wedge of 64. Phil mickelsons driver secrets instruction golf digest. Younger players are starting to dominate the game with their explosive power and athleticism. Phil mickelson grip the claw, that is finds the right hand grasping the top of the club, his thumb extended down the shaft. Phil mickelson hits driver off fairway at masters, makes. Phil mickelson keeps chasing elusive us open fox news.
Callaway golf has a tradition of confidence and leadership backed by innovative technology and breakthrough performance. Henrik stenson wins the 2016 british open in duel with. Open runnerup spots but needs victory for the grand slam. How phil mickelson added club head speed and you can too at 48 years old, phil mickelson should be entering the twilight of his pga tour career. He started hitting too many fairways with the bb 816 dbd so he said, hey callaway, im phil freaking mickelson, lets work on a new driver and viola. Com equipment insider jonathan wall discusses a handful of gear topics, including the phil mickelson s new driver, superstrokes club grips and do. Mar 16, 2016 phil mickelson on callaway live sponsor content from major winners, to the countrys biggest names in business, and even nfl coaches, season two of callaway live is gonna pack a punch. Mickelson believes the claw improves his touch and speed on extrafast greens. Really random to bring up now but me and friend have looked all over the internet and cant find a video or even a picture, almost like it has been scrubbed from the internet. Phil mickelson also opted for callaways mavrik driver 9 degrees and fairway wood. Mickelson was a little bit above average in 2014 and just worse than that in 2015. Ryder cup 2016 validation for phil mickelson comes at. Phil mickelson stats, tournament results pga golf espn.
Brooks koepkas surprise switch caps big week for callaway mavrik. Henrik stenson fires 63 to outlast phil mickelson in 2016. How phil mickelson added club head speed and you can too. Rory mcilroy and phil mickelson found themselves in similar predicaments friday afternoon.
The fourtime majorchampionship winner has won 40 pga tour events and was inducted into the world golf hall of fame in may. Sep 23, 2016 phil mickelson experimenting with driver to add yards for ryder cup. Why phil mickelson may solve his left miss with a driver shaft switch at wells fargo. Mickelson isnt getting any younger and it appears as though his age is starting to show. For the second major in succession, the 43 yearold american has elected to swap his driver for a fifth wedge and he has little doubt it will prove to be a sound tactic on a course where accuracy is much more important than distance from the tee. Phil mickelson experimenting with driver to add yards. While the stats would indicate otherwise, mickelsons level of. Phil mickelson got the 2016 17 season off to a solid start when he shot four rounds in the 60s and tied for eighth at the safeway open. Mickelson uses the rearward weight setting in his xr 16 sub zero driver. Phil mickelson is reflected in his driver on the range before a practice round for the u.
Phil mickelson witb for 2017 full breakdown of phils bag. The 46yearold had moved to a shorter shaft in 2016 in a concerted effort to find more fairways. Standing in the 18th fairway at baltusrol golf clubs lower course, each thought he would need birdie to play the weekend at the 98th pga championship. Over the years, theyve tried to make mickelson s driver swing shorter and wider, which he does well on shortiron approaches. Phil mickelson changed drivers at 2016 tour championship to. Jun 15, 2016 phil mickelson is reflected in his driver on the range before a practice round for the u. Mickelson chatted after the second round friday, in which he followed an opening 4over 74 with a 72, and he revealed that hes making a change with the driver this week. Phil lefty mickelson beat his ryder cup teammates right. Phil mickelson leads at 10 under par as henrik stenson shoots superb 65 at royal troon. Phil mickelson, who hit only six of 28 fairways through two rounds and part of the reason for that success is the shorter driver, one that helped him keep the ball in play with more frequency. The two worked together heavily in the 2015 offseason to get mickelson s swing back.
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