What happened to Phil Mickelson at the 2023 LIV Golf Team Championship? Examining the ace golfer’s performance in Miami

Phil Mickelson's team Hyflyers played at the 2023 LIV Golf Miami Championship and finished in eighth position. In the quarterfinal of the tournament, the team beat Smash GC to qualify for the semifinal, where 4Aces defeated them.

In the quarterfinal, Phil Mickelson competed in a single match against Brooks Koepka, where the 2023 PGA Championship winner defeated Mickelson by 6&4. In the semifinal, again Mickelson lost the match against Dustin Johnson by 2&1.

Phil Mickelson played in the final round of the 2023 LIV Golf Miami Championship in a stroke-play format. He started the game on the seventh hole. He then made a double bogey on the eighth hole but fortunately returned to the game and carded a birdie on the 13th and another birdie on the 18th hole to finish with an even-par score. He played a round of 72.

Mickelson's other team member Cameron Triangle played a round of 2-under 70, Brendan Steele played a round of one-under-par 71 while James Piot finished with a score of 8-over par 80.

The team settled for the eighth position in the Team Championship. Phil Mickelson finished in 39 position in the LIV Golf standings with a score of 17.

Phil Mickelson's performance at the LIV Golf

Phil Mickelson struggled with his game throughout the season at the LIV Golf. His best finish was at the Bedminster when he finished in tenth place.

See here for the results of all the tournaments Phil Mickelson played at LIV Golf in 2023:

Mayakoba

Date: Feb 24—26
Finish: 27
R1: +1
R2: +4
R3: -4
Team finish: 7

Tucson

Date: Mar 17—19
Finish: 32
R1: -1
R2: -4
R3: +4
Team finish: 6

Orlando

Date: Mar 31—Apr 02
Finish: 41
R1: -1
R2: +5
R3: -4
Team finish: 9

Adelaide

Date: Apr 21—23
Finish: 16
R1: -2
R2: -7
R3: -3
Team finish: 4

Singapore

Date: Apr 28—30
Finish: 15
R1: -5
R2: -5
R3: +1
Team finish: 8

Tulsa

Date: May 12—14
Finish: 45
R1: +1
R2: -1
R3: E
Team finish: 10

Date: May 26—28
Finish: 44
R1: +2
R2: +3
R3: +4
Team finish: 10

Andalucía

Date: Jun 30—Jul 02
Finish: 26
R1: +2
R2: -1
R3: +2
Team finish: 8

London

Date: Jul 07—09
Finish: 41
R1: E
R2: +1
R3: E
Team finish: 12

Greenbrier

Date: Aug 04—06
Finish: 26
R1: -4
R2: +1
R3: -5
Team finish: 4

Bedminster

Date: Aug 11—13
Finish: 10
R1: -1
R2: -4
R3: +4
Team finish: 5

Chicago

Date: Sep 22—24
Finish: 45
R1: +4
R2: -3
R3: +4
Team finish: 11

Jeddah

Date: Oct 13—15
Finish: 31
R1: -1
R2: -2
R3: -2
Team finish: 10