What the PGA of America, which operates the Ryder Cup from the United States side, will have to determine is whether or not intent is enough to injure. You hope it remained just an idea, given that the Euros stormed back to win the following day with a stunning comeback, including Justin Rose besting Mickelson 1-up in Sunday singles. Mickelson relented, and Walters has no proof that Mickelson found someone else willing to say yes. Walters writes that he refused to make the bet, and argued to Mickelson that it would be a Pete Rose-esque move, the kind of gamble that would tarnish his legacy forever. He was so confident that he asked me to place a $400,000 wager for him on the U.S. He was feeling supremely confident that the American squad led by Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson and Phil himself was about to reclaim the Cup from the Euros. Gambler Billy Walters, who maintained a betting partnership with Mickelson for years, alleges in his new book, excerpted Thursday by Fire Pit Collective and Golf Digest, that Mickelson called him the night before Sunday singles at the 2012 Ryder Cup. Memories are powerful.īut what allegedly happened 11 years ago, in the hours before the Miracle at Medinah, will be tougher to forgive and forget. You can even see the Europeans finding a way to bring back Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter in some capacity. Dustin Johnson may not be, but if he chooses to do so will probably have a chance to be a captain down the line. Brooks Koepka will be on the Ryder Cup team this September. But that also could have been temporary, given the larger unthawing between the PGA Tour and PIF. So much has happened since - Mickelson’s advocacy approach to LIV Golf chilling his status in the game.
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