It has been greater than a decade since Phil Mickelson received The Open Championship. The American golfer traveled to the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland this week for observe rounds forward of the 2024 British Open.
But, Mickelson arrived on the annual main event sporting a stunning piece of apparel — joggers. Mickelson shortly revealed that the style selection for the day was really not fully his determination.
The 54-year-old was being a great sport after he was on the shedding finish of a wager. Earlier this week, YouTube golfer Grant Horvat shared a video on his channel of a match between him and Mickelson.
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Per the agreed upon phrases, Mickelson would have needed to put on joggers at The Open if Horvat received the match.
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Conversely, Horvat would have been compelled to buy a one-year provide of espresso for a fan if the six-time main champion was victorious.
Horvat went into the match with a 5 shot benefit, which appears to be a standard theme for his YouTube-style matches in opposition to skilled golfers. The video gave the impression to be filmed at a golf course in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
Phil Mickelson of the United States tees off on the second gap throughout a observe spherical previous to The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon on July 16, 2024 in Troon, Scotland. (Warren Little/Getty Images)
Nevertheless, Mickelson appeared to take the defeat in stride and even took to social media to poke enjoyable on the scenario.
“As an retro 54 12 months previous, I by no means thought I might pull off carrying joggers. Guess I used to be flawed,” Mickelson wrote on X, previously Twitter.
At one level throughout the aforementioned YouTube video, Mickelson hinted that he would wrestle to drag off the look.
“Wow,” he mentioned. “I’m unsure I might pull that off. Were joggers meant for 54-year-olds?”
Phil Mickelson of United States appears to be like on throughout a observe spherical previous to The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon on July 15, 2024 in Troon, Scotland. (Pedro Salado/Getty Images)
Hovart has additionally posted movies of him competing in matches in opposition to Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia.
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This 12 months’s Open Championship begins on Thursday.
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