US Open 2018: Phil Mickelson shows his cynical lack of gamesmanship after refusing to answer questions on his two-stroke penalty



17th June 2018, 7:59 pm

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PHIL MICKELSON did not show an ounce of remorse for his cynical gamesmanship as he rounded off the US Open with a one under par 69.


That was a 12 shot improvement on his third round effort when he picked up a two shot penalty for hitting a moving ball – but most pundits felt he should not even have been allowed to start after exploiting the game’s laws.



Phil Mickelson hit a moving ball on day three to earn a two-stroke penalty
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Phil Mickelson hit a moving ball on day three to earn a two-stroke penalty

The US Golf Association insisted there were no grounds to disqualify him, even though Mickelson admitted he deliberately broke the rules by hitting his ball to prevent it rolling off the green.


And the five-time Major champion refused to answer questions over whether he should have fallen on his sword and withdrawn, after tarnishing the game’s image.



The only time he acknowledged a question was when one journalist asked if he had any regrets – Mickelson turned around and said: “The question ought to be what do I do next.”


Who knows what he meant by that?



Mickelson then had the cheek to celebrate his par on the same hole the following day
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Mickelson then had the cheek to celebrate his par on the same hole the following day

Big Phil made an up and down to rescue a par on the 13th
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Big Phil made an up and down to rescue a par on the 13th

Mickelson, 48, then spent more than thirty minutes signing autographs, and ignored interview request before climbing into his car and speeding away from the course.


His image has taken a hammering from this whole sorry episode, although you would never have known it from the reaction of the crowds at Shinnecock Hills.



Far from turning on him, he was greeted with sheers and shouts of ‘New York loves you Phil’ when he walked onto the first tee.



Mickelson refused to answer questions over his lack of gamesmanship
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Mickelson refused to answer questions over his lack of gamesmanship

 



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One spectator even urged Mickelson to give his ‘lucky hat’ a rub, and the grinning Californian duly obliged.


He was even more shameless when he raised his arms aloft and punched the air after getting up and down for par on the 13th, the hole where his penalty contributed to a ten the previous day.


He might as well have been sticking two fingers up to the US Open organisers – and to the golfing world in general.




PHIL MICKELSON did not show an ounce of remorse for his cynical gamesmanship as he rounded off the US Open with a one under par 69.


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