Phil Mickelson saw his hopes of winning the British Open vanish as he watched a $2 million chip disappear from his pocket. The American golfer made the mistake in a play that led to him falling down on the 18th hole, sparking an epic meltdown.
Phil Mickelson’s nightmare continues as he watches $2 million vanish from his pocket. When Phil was making a bet on the Masters, he put down $2 million and then lost it all when Tiger Woods hit a birdie on the 72nd hole.
Phil Mickelson’s fall from grace has been interesting to observe over the past six months, as one of professional golf’s most revered personalities has suddenly evolved into the PGA Tour’s most despised foe. Lefty is reportedly taking a break from golf after his public support for the Saudi-backed Super Golf League sank his reputation along with several of his recent tee strokes.
The only bright light was that his $8 million prize for winning the first Player Impact Program was due to arrive in his bank account this week. Tiger Woods, in an all-too-familiar nightmare for Mickelson, came back from behind to take yet another victory from his grasp.
Phil Mickelson’s $2 million is snatched from Tiger Woods’ hands.
The first Player Impact Program’s findings are in.
Tiger Woods is number one. Phil Mickelson, No. 2 Rory McIlroy is third, while Jordan Spieth is fourth. Bryson DeChambeau, No. 5 Justin Thomas is in sixth place, while Dustin Johnson is in seventh place. Brooks Koepka, No. 8 Jon Rahm (nine) Bubba Watson is number ten.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 2, 2022
If you’ve observed more of your favorite golfers seeking to establish a bigger online following in the past year or two, it’s most likely because of the Player Impact Program. The PIP, which will be implemented in 2021, is the PGA Tour’s newest approach of rewarding players for drawing more people to the game of golf.
The whole system is built on Impact Score, which is determined using five popularity metrics: Google search frequency, social media reach, Nielsen score (TV time), Meltwater mentions (global media attention), and Q-score (player appeal). Every season, the top-10 players in Impact Score get a sizable bonus, with first place earning $8 million.
We assumed we already knew who would win the PIP for the first 2021 season, given Mickelson’s announcement in December that he had won the $8 million award. However, as of March 1, the victory had not been officially proclaimed by the PGA Tour.
According to the tour, Tiger Woods made a classic back-nine run to overtake Mickelson in the standings and win the PIP. Lefty believed he had $8 million in the bank, but he lost $2 million this week as his reputation continues to deteriorate.
Here are the final rankings for 2021, along with the earnings of each player:
- Tiger Woods has a net worth of $8 million.
- $6 million for Phil Mickelson
- Rory McIlroy has a net worth of $3.5 million.
- Jordan Spieth has a net worth of $3.5 million.
- $3.5 million for Bryson DeChambeau
- Justin Thomas has a net worth of $3.5 million.
- $3 million for Dustin Johnson
- $3 million for Brooks Koepka
- $3 million for Jon Rahm
- $3 million for Bubba Watson
2022 continues to be Mickelson’s nightmare.
Phil Mickelson looks on during the PIF Saudi International at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club | Oisin Keniry/Getty Images
Mickelson’s 2021 season could not have gone much better. I mean, at the age of 50, he won a big title and got to gloat about it for six months. On the other side, things couldn’t be going much worse in 2022.
Mickelson’s year got off to a bad start when his remarks on the new Saudi-backed golf league were made public.
Mickelson told author Alan Shipnuck, “They’re frightening motherf****** to be involved with.” “We know they murdered [Washington Post writer Jamal] Khashoggi and have a dismal human rights record. People are executed for being homosexual in that country. Why would I ever contemplate it knowing all of this? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to change the way the PGA Tour works.”
Mickelson seems to believe he is doing his fellow PGA Tour players a favor, but several of the game’s best players have openly blasted his remarks and thwarted his diabolical scheme. Now, KPMG, Callaway, and a number of other sponsors have severed connections with the golfer.
As if that weren’t bad enough, Mickelson just squandered another lead to Tiger Woods, this time for $2 million.
What’s in store for Lefty in the future?
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Fans couldn’t get enough of Mickelson’s freakish calves, his “hellacious seeds” off the tee, and the spectacular tales he’d tell on Twitter only a few months ago. When Lefty became the oldest player in PGA Tour history to win a major tournament in May, the whole golf world rejoiced.
However, Mickelson’s pleasure has swiftly turned to rage, with tour players and spectators alike turning on him faster than he can cry, “Fore!”
It’s difficult to believe he’ll be able to win back everyone’s support by just taking a few months off and pretending nothing occurred. Over the past several weeks, we’ve discovered who the real Phil is, and if he’s more concerned about collecting huge salaries than upholding his values, he should simply take the Saudi money and go.
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