Phil Mickelson takes bizarre penalty at U.S. Open, survives cut
What do you think of Phil Mickelson’s decision to intentially hit a moving ball? pic.twitter.com/n0dCGfutvt
— Golf Town (@GolfTown) June 16, 2018
A frustrated Phil Mickelson is having a birthday to forget at the U.S. Open.
On his 48th birthday Saturday, Mickelson was already 4 over par for the day when he had a bizarre incident on the 13th tee.
Facing a 12-footer for bogey, his ball raced past the cup. As his ball started to ride the slope at the front of the green, Mickelson jogged to catch up with the moving ball and smacked it back toward the cup.
https://twitter.com/USGA_PR/status/1008061786598313987
He marked that ball and holed the putt for triple. He was assessed a two-shot penalty for hitting a moving ball, turning his quadruple-bogey 8 into a 10.
Still searching for his first U.S. Open victory, Mickelson made the cut after rounds of 77-69.
