Phil Mickelson’s Subtle Dig at Patrick Cantlay’s Pace of Play Divides Golf World
#philmickelson #patrickcantlay #golfworld #golfnews #golf
Patrick Kandlay is going to have a hard week. Finishing T2 at the Tour Championship after starting his day tied with eventual champion Tommy Fleetwood was enough to naw on him. But now his infamous pace of play is making the rounds in the golf circuit, overshadowing his unlucky loss. And as if that weren’t enough, Phil Mickelson has finally jumped in on the entire debacle with several videos of Kentlay taking an agonizingly long amount of time to take a swing being circulated on social media. One such video was shared by sports commentator Jason Paige. Taking a sharp jive at the American, Paige wrote, “If you watch, you can actually see the grass growing under Patrick Kentlay’s feet. Brutal.” Funnily enough, the clip rad in 1.7 million views, drawing hundreds of comments and thousands of likes. Among them was Lefty himself. Now, if you know Phil Mickelson, you know he rarely goes for direct jabs. He’s built a reputation on sly digs and that’s exactly what he did. Sharing the video, the six-time major winner wrote, “He Canad shuffled his right foot 26 times.” 26 times before he hit it. 26 by 36 other shots is 936 ft shuffles. That’s more calf raises than I’ll ever do. You also must be in peak physical condition to do this daily. So, let’s stop all the hate and appreciate that golfers are athletes. Besides Fleetwood’s stellar win, Canlay shuffling of feet and constant wagging were also the talk of the town in the past week. Many other prominent personalities mocked him with live commentators getting annoyed at his pre-shot routine. But unlike others, instead of dragging him outright, Mickelson exaggerated the action into something that almost sounds like a backhanded compliment, counting the shuffles like they’re part of a workout routine.
