A golf world in turbulence, Gene Frenette writes, could use nothing more than a great finish at the U.S. Open.
The LIV debut won by former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel didn’t exactly open to rave reviews. As one writer from The Guardian put it while observing Thursday’s first round: “Surely it stung the egos of Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter, such celebrated English golfers, to be putting out in front of three men and a dog.”
A couple hours before that jab, Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, who measures his words as carefully as any speech writer, was given a platform by CBS golf announcer Jim Nantz to have his say on several LIV-related topics. He was never asked about trying to become the sixth golfer in history to complete a Grand Slam. Nobody mentioned a word about Mickelson being the oldest major champion at 50 when he captured last year’s PGA Championship.
Still, he knew the day of facing those livid with LIV was coming. Not surprisingly, Mickelson struggled to publicly reconcile his choice of joining LIV — backed by the financial support of the Saudi Public Investment Fund — with all the human-rights atrocities connected to that government. When asked about how he expects the Boston crowds at the U.S. Open to receive him after all his polarizing comments in recent months, all Mickelson said was: “whether it’s positive or negative,” it should be an incredible atmosphere.
If any press conference in his career actually took a year off Mickelson’s life, this was the one. Phil, known for aggressively attacking golf courses like few other players, was reserved from start to finish. He looked older with his uncharacteristic moustache and facial hair.
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