WATCH: Phil Mickelson Hits Fairway Wood From Bunker Lip
Only Lefty would play a shot like this...


Only Lefty would play a shot like this...
WATCH: Phil Mickelson Hits Fairway Wood From Bunker Lip
Phil Mickelson has been one of the most entertaining golfers to watch during his career and he reminded us why during the second round of the US Open.
Whether it's hitting a moving ball during a Major or hitting driver out of a bush, Lefty is always worth watching.
On Friday at Winged Foot, he played an absurd shot when his ball came to rest in thick rough on the lip of a bunker.
On the 17th hole he had over 200 yards to the pin and instead of hacking it out and taking his medicine, he took out a fairway wood.
What followed was a stunning shot as he managed to find the green in regulation and went on to two putt for an unlikely par.
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Watch the incredible shot below:
Mickelson shot 79 (+9) in the opening round and looks likely to miss the cut in what could be his final US Open.
Related: US Open Leaderboard - Who is leading at Winged Foot?
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, X and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1
Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
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