i read this article: http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/23815139/phil-mickelson-withdraw-us-open-bizarre-display-13th-hole-shinnecock-hills

i don't really follow golf, so I am hoping someone can explain to me what he did that was so wrong.

All I can see is that he's mad about losing so he had a brief flash of emotion and did something that can only ever reflect on him personally (he's not hurting any teammates, right?). How many years does someone have to be a great ambassador to the game for them to earn the right to have one momentary lapse of emotional judgement?

He's poured himself into this game forever. He's only a human. Even the leader is trashing the course, wouldn't we expect a competitive person to be extra frustrated if they were in Mickelson's position?

This post was edited by Kayeto on Jun 16 2018 07:09pm

He’s never won the USOpen. So he has all this emotion about all the pain and suffering he’s had there. It’s the one tournament that has eluded him for so long.

ok, but i still don't understand why the person who wrote that article thought that what Mickelson did was so outrageous

It ruins the integrity of the game. And he's a big face for golf. He should've just called it quits after that hole and stopped embarassing himself.

Lol ruins the integrity of golf... get a grip zeb

There's been FAR worse things done on the golf course than Mickelsons minor display of emotion.

Also the author of that article is a dickhead.

He needs to get a grip too.

Honestly, Mick gets mad at a lot of things on the golf course and has a really short temper. I'm not surprised.

Just like you ruin d2jsp with your 50 accts LOL

So they dont ruin d2jsp just like mickelson didnt ruin golf?
Got it. Thanks m8

This post was edited by DefinitelyNotKimmy on Jun 26 2018 07:18am