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Phil Mickelson gets lauded for "one of the greatest golf shots" by $20M-worth news broadcaster
@Source: sportskeeda.com
Phil Mickelson's LIV Golf Virginia campaign won't be highlighted by his T4 finish, but by the brilliant shot he hit on the par-4 hole 17. Mickelson, 54, stood in the bunker and holed out a sky-high flop shot to score a birdie and cement his place on top of the leaderboard.Social media quickly flooded with videos of the remarkable shot. While many fans are praising Lefty for his brilliant shot, popular news broadcaster Piers Morgan also lauded him for the same. Morgan, who has a net worth of $20,000,000 as per Celebrity Net Worth, labeled Mickelson's shot as "one of the greatest golf shots".On X (formerly Twitter) Morgan quote-tweeted a post that contained footage of Phil Mickelson's shot. He wrote:"WHOA! That’s one of the greatest golf shots you will ever see. Take a bow @PhilMickelson 👏👏👏👏"You can check Piers Morgan's tweet below:Phil Mickelson was also quick to give Piers Morgan a reply. The six-time Major winner wrote:"A little sprinkle of magic 😂"This tweet from Mickelson received a reply from Morgan who wrote:"Haha - it was unreal!"With this performance at LIV Golf Virginia, Phil Mickelson proved he still has what it takes to compete on the big stage. This outing will be a big positive for Mickelson as he looks to complete a career grand slam by winning the 2025 US Open, which begins next week.How much did Phil Mickelson earn at LIV Golf Virginia?Phil Mickelson's victory at LIV Golf Virginia earned him a sum of $775,000. While the purse for the tournament was $20,000,000, the largest share went to Joaquin Niemann who won the tournament. Niemann earned $4,000,000.Here is a detailed look at the payout for LIV Golf Virginia.Individual1 Joaquin Niemann -15 $4,000,000T2 Graeme McDowell -14 $1,875,000T2 Anirban Lahiri -14 $1,875,000T4 Thomas Pieters -13 $775,000T4 Bryson DeChambeau -13 $775,000T4 Phil Mickelson -13 $775,000T4 Bubba Watson -13 $775,000T8 Jon Rahm -10 $483,750T8 Martin Kaymer -10 $483,750T10 Talor Gooch -9 $361,000T10 Lee Westwood -9 $361,000T10 Marc Leishman -9 $361,000T10 Carlos Ortiz -9 $361,000T10 Dustin Johnson -9 $361,000T15 Brendan Steele -8 $285,000T15 Sebastian Munoz -8 $285,000T15 Tyrrell Hatton -8 $285,00018 Harold Varner III -7 $270,000T19 Paul Casey -6 $235,000T19 Branden Grace -6 $235,000T19 Ben Campbell -6 $235,000T19 Abraham Ancer -6 $235,000T23 Jason Kokrak -5 $193,333T23 Louis Oosthuizen -5 $193,333T23 Patrick Reed -5 $193,333T23 Dean Burmester -5 $193,333T23 Cameron Smith -5 $193,333T23 Jinichiro Kozuma -5 $193,333T29 Cameron Tringale -4 $167,500T29 Charl Schwartzel -4 $167,500T29 Richard Bland -4 $167,500T29 Adrian Meronk -4 $167,500T33 Brooks Koepka -3 $148,200T33 Charles Howell III -3 $148,200T33 Peter Uihlein -3 $148,200T33 Sam Horsfield -3 $148,200T33 Luis Masaveu -3 $148,200T38 Sergio Garcia -2 $136,500T38 Kevin Na -2 $136,500T38 Yubin Jang -2 $136,500T38 Tom McKibbin -2 $136,50042 Caleb Surratt -1 $130,00043 Danny Lee 1 $128,000T44 Anthony Kim 2 $126,500T44 Henrik Stenson 2 $126,50046 Lucas Herbert 3 $125,000T47 Frederik Kjettrup 4 $121,500T47 Ian Poulter 4 $121,50049 Andy Ogletree 6 $60,000T50 Miro Pereira 7 $56,667T50 Matt Jones 7 $56,667T50 Josele Ballester 7 $56,66753 Max Lee 11 $50,000Team1 Crushers GC -36 $3,000,0002 4 Aces GC -34 $1,500,0003 Smash GC -31 $500,000
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