But locked away in a safe-deposit box are dozens of golf balls Mickelson has painstakingly signed and set aside for his kids as part of their inheritance. Phil Mickelson, 51, will play at least two more days in Detroit, having made the cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He adjusted his feet for balance and punched a 9-iron down the. Like a few other top pros, including Tiger Woods, Mickelson habitually declines to autograph golf balls because it’s difficult to execute a clean signature on a round, dimpled surface, which looks sloppy and is also easier to forge. Phil Mickelson waded into the mud after his tee shot on Tucson National’s 15th hole trickled into a pond. Previous participants have included PGA TOUR pros Bryson DeChambeau, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Harold Varner III and Bubba. Bones has never displayed them in his home and, according to the source, has plans to someday sell them and donate the money to charity.Īs for the flags from their other Tour victories, Mickelson’s motivation in continuing to keep them may transcend sentimentality. But Phil autographed them in comically large letters, which Mackay felt disfigured the keepsakes. During the week of the Phoenix Open, the Mackays would often host dinner parties for players and caddies at their home, and a frequent question was “Where are all the flags?” It nettled Mackay in a way that is hard for any outsider to understand.Ī week after their bust-up, during which Mackay finally aired all of his gripes, Mickelson paid his caddie another $400,000 of overdue FedEx money and overnighted to Bones the flags from their wins at the PGA Championship, British Open, and the 2006 and ’10 Masters.
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