Let’s Not Learn the Wrong Lessons from Phil Mickelson’s Downfall

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

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Golf, Sports

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Things have been moving quickly for Phil Mickelson. After his comments about the Saudi-backed Super Golf League made headlines, he was dropped by most of his major sponsors and pilloried by both the media and his PGA Tour colleagues. The backlash was surprisingly severe, even if much of it was well deserved. Mickelson’s knowing involvement with Saudi sportswashing was indefensible. But that doesn’t mean that everything he said about the SGL was nonsense. In fact, his basic position that the PGA Tour needs to be challenged is worth taking seriously. So in this episode, Andy Johnson and Garrett Morrison discuss how competition from rival leagues could force the Tour to improve its product. Here is Garrett’s article “Phil Mickelson and the Uses of Leverage.” Also, check out the Fried Egg Events page on Golf Genius.

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0:00.0	I'm Mr. Green, for example. I'm already upset. When I find my ball in the bunker, I'm really upset.
0:05.0	And when I find my ball in a fried egg.
0:07.0	Fried egg. The dreaded fried egg.
0:09.0	Fried egg. Fried egg.
0:10.0	Fried egg. Fried egg.
0:11.0	Fried egg. Fried egg.
0:12.0	I'm about ready to run off the golf course.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to the fried egg podcast. My name is Garrett Morrison. And today's episode asks the question,
0:42.0	have we learned the wrong lessons from Phil Michelson's downfall?
0:46.0	So as you are no doubt aware, things have been moving quickly for Phil.
0:51.0	He made headlines with some frankly wild comments about Saudi Arabia's efforts in golf.
0:56.0	He got dropped by most of his major sponsors. He's been getting flack from golf media.
1:01.0	And even from some fellow PGA tour pros, a lot has happened.
1:06.0	And if you've been following golf news lately, you've probably heard plenty about it, maybe too much.
1:12.0	So in this episode, Andy Johnson and I try to give a fresh take on the whole situation.
1:18.0	Now, we definitely aren't here to defend Phil or to say that he shouldn't face consequences for what he didn't said.
1:25.0	But we do want to explore what's motivating the backlash against him.
1:29.0	And we also want to ask whether he was saying anything that was worth listening to.
1:35.0	This episode was partly inspired by an article I wrote for the fried egg.com called Phil Michelson and the uses of leverage.
1:43.0	I'll put a link in the show notes and if you're interested, check it out.
1:46.0	All right, here's me and Andy.
1:48.0	I think that where we should start is just where we are right now.
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