Phil Mickelson | The Greatest Showman

Phil Mickelson | The Greatest Showman

another birdie putt for phil that looks pretty good why not all the way making everything today yeah those cheers getting louder now it wasn’t phil mickelson you’d say you wouldn’t want to be pitching for your birdie but look at this oh my gosh and the magic continues for phil [Music] 2077 rounds on the pga tour in his career and that is the career low in relation to park wow [Music] you couldn’t erect a better stage for phil mickelson to showcase his many talents than the golf courses of the coachella valley i know phil’s a genius at this but this is really a hard shot he’s going to have to carry it about 15 feet i would think landed about 25 feet short of the hole and let it trickle down well that’s a little different way to play it curtis that takes an awful lot of guts and he’s the one guy that has it [Music] there’s a lot of cool things that happen in the desert i love everything about the event where it brings together such great personalities when i’m having fun and when i’m enjoying myself and getting to know people it actually takes my mind away from the game of golf in between shots i just enjoy the week here it comes the guys might go in look at this as good as it gets game set and max and as the new host and two-time champion of the american express he’s well aware of the history that surrounds the unique event bob hope had an incredible vision 60-plus years ago when he created this tournament and really brought golfers together with celebrities with ceos and brought the golfing world together to expose the game to a lot of people that wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to it got a chance if it’s up all right chris that’s the way to finish it off led by the premier showman himself the show would grow bigger and better every year [Applause] this man here got into my pocket a little bit on with a sensational shot that he made off the chip that was a beautiful chip jack thank you bob it’s really nothing i do it often and it certainly didn’t hurt that the inaugural was won by the gallery favorite it would become an integral part of the tournament’s success that’s nothing wrong with that he’s got it right at the flag it’s a beautiful shot that’s a fine shot on the farm a nice way to finish the day off arnold’s a great favorite everywhere particularly here he’s won the hope classic five times he just became an instant friend as as bob hope did with a lot of people and through the years i had an opportunity to play quite a lot of golf with bob and i played in the hope tournament from the inception we got one of our stars out here there’s arnie in the grace we love him i was close to bob and i was close to the tournament for decades he would return to the coachella valley to thrill the crowds all right oh hit the hole [Applause] the celebrities and athletes continue to come and the show only got better the contributions that bob made to god just by swinging that golf club has really done a great deal for the game the blend was a winning formula a true benefactor to the game itself no other sport are you able to play and compete alongside the athletes while they’re competing will you shut that kid up it’s a chance to bring everybody together to help support the game phil mickelson was only two years old when arnie won his 62nd and final pga tour event at the american express in 1973 but apparently his first act had already been scripted i don’t know how to explain the love and passion that i i’ve always had for the game but it started at 15 months old when i first did a golf ball the first interest was before he was 18 months he then got a golf club and it was obvious that he really enjoyed it wherever he would go he would take his golf club in fact he had a little spot right next to him in his car bed where he would keep his golf club at night in the morning phillip would come down the stairs because he slept with his golf club and his balls and you could hear the balls trickling down the stairs and it was every day so we knew he really liked it but never thinking that it would amount to you know what it has now [Music] what it has become is a hall of fame career that boasts 44 pga tour victories including five major championships and from the time he took this stage an uncanny knack for showmanship no is it in yes it is there’s something really addictive about a guy that goes for broke [Music] [Applause] that’s why everybody loved arnold that’s why everybody loves film the first practice round that i played was with arnold palmer and it was one of the greatest experiences for me to have that time with him he plays the game a lot the way arnold played it in his prime i mean he’s a go for broke kind of guy what’s fun for me as i watch and you see him pull a shot off that you know there’s only a few guys in the world that would even try it let alone be able to hit it well he has a window feel the thrill here we go i think he might have pulled it off didn’t touch a thing [Music] what a shot i didn’t want to tell you about the gap you know i didn’t want to tell you there’s another comparison i treasure even more the way arnold interacted with the crowd everyone likes to be recognized arnold once told me and i would always remember that no one playing professional golf gives more to the fans than phil mickelson does that’s why his fans love him he’s constantly looking into the gallery he’s waving he’s smiling he’s giving him the thumbs up he really has made himself into a fan favorite and for a very good reason so there is perhaps no one better to carry on the show in the desert and bring it back to its former glory than the game’s greatest showman it was something i wanted to be associated with because so many friends and relationships that i’ve formed over the years are with celebrities or ceos or people that are decision makers and it’s a chance to bring everybody together to help support the game as phil enters the next act of his illustrious pga tour career he will be bringing his own supporting cast to help benefit the citizens of the coachella valley the efforts of the newly formed mickelson foundation thanks a lot for watching my pleasure my life did great the mickelson foundation as we set up this originally is to keep all of the funds and proceeds in the desert this tournament we want the community to come and support it and knowing that when they support this tournament all the revenues are going to be going to charities much like bob hope and envisioned when he first started this event to help the coachella valley i don’t have words to explain it i am so impressed with what he does and how he does it you feel very successful as a parent and it’s fun to look back and not pat yourself on the back but you’re happy that they took something out of what we were trying to accomplish hi i’m phil my name is eddie evans it’s very nice to meet you i didn’t ever think about trying to help bring it back to somebody as special as bob hope has meant to the game of golf back to his vision i haven’t dreamt of that i dreamt of winning tournaments i dreamt of playing competing those are the things that i loved and thrived for i didn’t think about the ancillary stuff like being involved with tournaments but as i’ve gotten older i see it as a really fun opportunity [Applause]

Phil Mickelson becomes only the 3rd active PGA TOUR player to host a PGA TOUR event at this year’s The American Express. This marks another step for the World Golf Hall of Famer’s spectacular career that has seen him give back to the game both on and off the course. As two-time champion of the event, you couldn’t ask for a better stage for The Greatest Showman.

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