Latest Phil Mickelson News

Johnson, Gooch have late birdies that send their team to LIV Golf finale at Trump Doral

Oct. 21, 2023 17:47 PM EDT

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Johnson and Talor Gooch each made consecutive birdies late in their matches that sent their respective teams into the final round of the LIV Golf team championship. Johnson let an early 3-up lead against Phil Mickelson get away, and they were all square...

McDowell helps Cleeks advance in LIV team event. Koepka beats Mickelson but his team loses out

Oct. 20, 2023 18:39 PM EDT

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Graeme McDowell holed an 18-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole to win a foursomes match and send the Cleeks to a surprise victory over Cameron Smith's Ripper team Friday in the quarterfinals of the LIV Golf team championship. Smith had to go 19 holes in a...

Phil Mickelson claims more players want to jump to Saudi-backed LIV Golf

Oct. 18, 2023 17:45 PM EDT

Phil Mickelson sounded confident as ever Wednesday that more PGA Tour and European tour players would jump to Saudi-funded LIV Golf next year, even as the league was denied in its bid to get world ranking points. “Do I think that? No. I know that’s going to happen,” Mickelson...

Team USA hasn't had a repeat Ryder Cup captain since 1949. Could Tiger Woods be next?

Oct. 03, 2023 15:42 PM EDT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Team Europe already has voiced its preference that it would like to see Luke Donald return as captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. If that's the choice, he would be the first repeat captain since Bernard Gallacher in 1991, 1993 and 1995. ...

Column: Team USA always comes home with some drama. Just never the Ryder Cup

Oct. 03, 2023 11:32 AM EDT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The Americans always seem to come home from the Ryder Cup with plenty of drama. Just never the trophy. Maybe they need another task force to figure out a way to tip their caps — whoever is wearing one, anyway — and congratulate...

Column: Ryder Cup is in America's head. But it's in Europe's blood

Sep. 26, 2023 04:39 AM EDT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The Americans have won more majors. The Europeans have won more Ryder Cups. There's really no connection, except that it might explain why the Americans always seem to be the favorite on paper, and Team Europe has more often left the Ryder Cup with...

Americans' losing streak in Europe reaches the 30-year mark in the Ryder Cup

Sep. 25, 2023 11:27 AM EDT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — What must have seemed like a long time to the Americans back then surely doesn't now. They beat Europe on its home turf at The Belfry in 1993, winning the Ryder Cup back to back for the first time in a whopping 10 years. Turns out that wasn't the...

RYDER CUP '23: USA looks to end 30 years of losing on European soil

Sep. 21, 2023 14:25 PM EDT

The Americans never felt more confident. The Europeans rarely felt so annoyed. A two-year wait can feel even longer when it comes to the pride and passion only the Ryder Cup can deliver in golf. Both sides were eager for the next Ryder Cup outside Rome, for different reasons. ...

Phil Mickelson says he's done gambling and is on the road to being 'the person I want to be'

Sep. 18, 2023 18:47 PM EDT

Phil Mickelson won't be betting on football this year — much less the Ryder Cup — saying in a lengthy social media post Monday that he previously crossed the line from moderation into addiction and “it wasn't any fun.” “The money wasn't ever the issue since our financial...