Phil Mickelson reveals an interesting detail behind his insane shot at LIV Golf Virginia
Phil Mickelson had a successful outing at LIV Golf Virginia. While he wasn't able to win the event, he shot 13-under par to tie for fourth place along with Bryson DeChambeau. This result is massive for Mickelson, especially ahead of the 2025 US Open.
Throughout LIV Golf Virginia, Mickelson has impressed golf fans on many occasions. However, the one occasion that stood out the most was when he holed out a sky-high flop shot to score a birdie on the par-4 hole 17. This shot by the 54-year-old 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 on X that it was a shot he had previously worked on. He wrote:
"We’ve worked on this shot 😉"
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 gained 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 $4,000,000
- T2 Graeme McDowell -14 $1,875,000
- T2 Anirban Lahiri -14 $1,875,000
- T4 Thomas Pieters -13 $775,000
- T4 Bryson DeChambeau -13 $775,000
- T4 Phil Mickelson -13 $775,000
- T4 Bubba Watson -13 $775,000
- T8 Jon Rahm -10 $483,750
- T8 Martin Kaymer -10 $483,750
- T10 Talor Gooch -9 $361,000
- T10 Lee Westwood -9 $361,000
- T10 Marc Leishman -9 $361,000
- T10 Carlos Ortiz -9 $361,000
- T10 Dustin Johnson -9 $361,000
- T15 Brendan Steele -8 $285,000
- T15 Sebastian Munoz -8 $285,000
- T15 Tyrrell Hatton -8 $285,000
- 18 Harold Varner III -7 $270,000
- T19 Paul Casey -6 $235,000
- T19 Branden Grace -6 $235,000
- T19 Ben Campbell -6 $235,000
- T19 Abraham Ancer -6 $235,000
- T23 Jason Kokrak -5 $193,333
- T23 Louis Oosthuizen -5 $193,333
- T23 Patrick Reed -5 $193,333
- T23 Dean Burmester -5 $193,333
- T23 Cameron Smith -5 $193,333
- T23 Jinichiro Kozuma -5 $193,333
- T29 Cameron Tringale -4 $167,500
- T29 Charl Schwartzel -4 $167,500
- T29 Richard Bland -4 $167,500
- T29 Adrian Meronk -4 $167,500
- T33 Brooks Koepka -3 $148,200
- T33 Charles Howell III -3 $148,200
- T33 Peter Uihlein -3 $148,200
- T33 Sam Horsfield -3 $148,200
- T33 Luis Masaveu -3 $148,200
- T38 Sergio Garcia -2 $136,500
- T38 Kevin Na -2 $136,500
- T38 Yubin Jang -2 $136,500
- T38 Tom McKibbin -2 $136,500
- 42 Caleb Surratt -1 $130,000
- 43 Danny Lee 1 $128,000
- T44 Anthony Kim 2 $126,500
- T44 Henrik Stenson 2 $126,500
- 46 Lucas Herbert 3 $125,000
- T47 Frederik Kjettrup 4 $121,500
- T47 Ian Poulter 4 $121,500
- 49 Andy Ogletree 6 $60,000
- T50 Miro Pereira 7 $56,667
- T50 Matt Jones 7 $56,667
- T50 Josele Ballester 7 $56,667
- 53 Max Lee 11 $50,000
Team:
- 1 Crushers GC -36 $3,000,000
- 2 4 Aces GC -34 $1,500,000
- 3 Smash GC -31 $500,000