Phil Mickelson caught out by sneaky golf prank by | Golf News

Phil Mickelson turned the unsuspecting goal of a sneaky prank whereas teeing off in a spherical of golf with Grant Horvat for a YouTube video. The pair had been matched up towards professional golfer Jon Rahm and NFL star Josh Allen at San Diego’s La Jolla Country Club.

Allen, being the chief prankster, tampered with Mickelson’s rangefinder, a lot to the confusion of the veteran golfer. Even Horvat was inadvertently caught within the trickery, utilizing the identical compromised rangefinder as Mickelson.

Their bewilderment peaked when each landed in a sand lure short of the inexperienced, unaware that Allen had sneakily switched the rangefinder models from yards to meters.

As they watched the mischief unfold from their golf cart, an exhilarated Allen confided to Rahm, “This s— gets me so hyped. Honestly, like getting Phil on that means more to me than winning this match.”

Horvat finally realized what occurred and clued in Mickelson, who exhaled in resignation, “Josh Allen f—— with us. Good one.”

Mickelson additional challenged the state of affairs: “In this case, the PGA Tour blatantly admits they are illegally banning an independent contractor, so why doesn’t the DOJ [Department of Justice] step in and enforce the law? Why does the individual have to sue to enforce the law? DOJ do your f—— job!”.

Backing his choice to interact with The Duels, Bryan said: “No, I don’t have regrets. That video is one of the most powerful videos in YouTube golf. We are going to continue to support Grant [Horvat] and grow the game through YouTube.”

Initially, upon the announcement of the occasion in March, Bryan was stated to be put on probation by PGA Tour authorities, a warning prolonged to different influencers as nicely; nevertheless, subsequent threats had been retracted, with Horvat even garnering an invitation to a PGA Tour occasion.