Phil Mickelson can beat a whole bunch of golfers in the world left-handed, as he has during his terrific career. But it turns out the man known as “Lefty” is pretty darn good when playing right-handed.
Mickelson and his teammates on the U.S. Ryder Cup team visited Gillette Stadium on Wednesday and decided to play a closest-to-the-pin competition using the clubs of captain Davis Love III.
That meant Mickelson had to play righty. You can guess what happened next:
He nailed the shot within four feet for the win. Here’s what he said afterwards, via ESPN:
“Honestly, it’s just not that hard to play golf right-handed,” Mickelson said Thursday, smile on his face and tongue firmly in cheek. “I think the real challenge and enjoyment I get is from trying to play the game left-handed.” …“Hitting a wedge is not that hard, righty or lefty,” he continued, still smiling. “It’s when I get to the longer stuff, like driver, I have a hard time righty. Of course, I have a hard time hitting driver lefty, too. But hitting wedges has always been pretty easy.”
And one great quote from Jordan Spieth: “[We] all feel really bad, because he sure let us know about it.”
Classic Lefty Ambidextrous.
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