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Phil Mickelson reveals an interesting detail behind his insane shot at LIV Golf Virginia
@Source: sportskeeda.com
Phil Mickelson had a successful outing at LIV Golf Virginia. While Mickelson wasn't able to win the event, he shot 13-under par to tie for fourth place along with social media sensation Bryson DeChambeau. This result is massive for Mickelson, that too ahead of the 2025 US Open. Throughout LIV Golf Virginia, Mickelson impressed golf fans on many occasions. However, the one occasion that stood out the most was when Mickelson holed out a sky-high flop shot to score a birdie on the par-4 hole 17. This shot by the 54-YO received a huge roar from the crowd and it even went viral on social media. After LIV Golf Virginia ended, Phil Mickelson quote-tweeted a post that displayed his insane shot and revealed an interesting detail behind it. Mickelson revealed it was a shot he had previously worked on. Lefty wrote: "We’ve worked on this shot 😉"You can check what Phil Mickelson wrote below: Phil Mickelson followed this impressive shot with yet another birdie on the par-4 hole 18. Overall, Mickelson's outing at LIV Golf Virginia impressed fans, and it's also good for him because he gain all the momentum he needs as he attempts to complete a career grand slam at the US Open next week. How much did Phil Mickelson earn at LIV Golf Virginia?LIV Golf Virginia had a total purse of $20,000,000. While the largest share of this purse went to the tournament winner Joaquin Niemann ($4,000,000), Phil Mickelson earned $775,000 for finishing T4. Here is a detailed look at the payout for LIV Golf Virginia:1 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 $50,000Team:1 Crushers GC -36 $3,000,0002 4 Aces GC -34 $1,500,0003 Smash GC -31 $500,000
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