전세적으로 유명한 골퍼, Left-handed Golfer, 다른 선수들에 비해 구설수가 거의 없었던 Phil Mickelson이 기상천외한 돌출 행동을 해서 또한번, 이번에는 어이없는 버르장머리없는 무법자가 아닌가?하는 퍼팅을 해서 화제가 되고 있다.
Shinnecock Hills 골프장에서 있었던 US Open챔피어쉽에서, 13번째 파 4홀 Putting Green에서 겨우 4번만에 Green에 올려논 볼이 Hole에서 약 19피트 떨어져 있었던 볼을 Hitting했는데, 이볼이 홀컵을 지나 퍼팅 그린 밖으로 굴러갈것 같자, 갑자기 뛰어가서, 굴러가고 있던 볼을 다시 Hitting하는 기상천외한, 상식이하의 돌출행동을 한것이다.
그는이상하게도, US Open챔피언쉽에서는 여러번 준우승은 했었으나, 챔피언에는 등극하지 못해, 그의 평생 소원(?)인 Grand Slam의 꿈을 이루지 못했었다. 이번 경기에서도 그의 꿈은 물건너 간것 같으니, 그의 꿈은 더 간절해질수밖에 없었던것 같다. 그이 나이가 만 48세로 몇년후에는 Senior Group에 들어갈 위기감이 이렇게 돌출 행동을 하게 만들지 않았을까?
https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/06/16/phil-mickelson-putt-moving-ball-penalty-2018-us-open-shinnecock-hills.html
Shinnecock Hills 골프장에서 있었던 US Open챔피어쉽에서, 13번째 파 4홀 Putting Green에서 겨우 4번만에 Green에 올려논 볼이 Hole에서 약 19피트 떨어져 있었던 볼을 Hitting했는데, 이볼이 홀컵을 지나 퍼팅 그린 밖으로 굴러갈것 같자, 갑자기 뛰어가서, 굴러가고 있던 볼을 다시 Hitting하는 기상천외한, 상식이하의 돌출행동을 한것이다.
그는이상하게도, US Open챔피언쉽에서는 여러번 준우승은 했었으나, 챔피언에는 등극하지 못해, 그의 평생 소원(?)인 Grand Slam의 꿈을 이루지 못했었다. 이번 경기에서도 그의 꿈은 물건너 간것 같으니, 그의 꿈은 더 간절해질수밖에 없었던것 같다. 그이 나이가 만 48세로 몇년후에는 Senior Group에 들어갈 위기감이 이렇게 돌출 행동을 하게 만들지 않았을까?
어쨋던, 무더운 어제, 그의 귀여운(?)돌출 행동으로 TV를 보는 팬들이나, Gallery들에게 분노보다는 어처구니 없는 폭소를 자아내게 했으니, 역시 그는 유명한 골프임을 증명한 셈이다, 그를 응원한다.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – When Phil Mickelson arrived at the 13th hole, it was hard to believe his week could get any worse. He was 10 over par after four consecutive bogeys that ended any chance of a Saturday charge at Shinnecock Hills.
Then Mickelson committed a shocking act that produced another unforgettable moment in a U.S. Open career defined by disappointment. After taking four shots to reach the green, his 19-foot putt looked like it was about to roll off the front of the putting surface. Mickelson jogged after his ball and hit it while it was still in motion.
Mickelson incurred a two-shot penalty under Rule 14-5, which states that a player must not make a stroke at a ball that is moving. He then two-putted for a sextuple-bogey 10. He seemed surprised by the backlash to his actions, insisting that he was simply using the rules to his advantage.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – When Phil Mickelson arrived at the 13th hole, it was hard to believe his week could get any worse. He was 10 over par after four consecutive bogeys that ended any chance of a Saturday charge at Shinnecock Hills.
Then Mickelson committed a shocking act that produced another unforgettable moment in a U.S. Open career defined by disappointment. After taking four shots to reach the green, his 19-foot putt looked like it was about to roll off the front of the putting surface. Mickelson jogged after his ball and hit it while it was still in motion.
Mickelson incurred a two-shot penalty under Rule 14-5, which states that a player must not make a stroke at a ball that is moving. He then two-putted for a sextuple-bogey 10. He seemed surprised by the backlash to his actions, insisting that he was simply using the rules to his advantage.
“I don’t mean to disrespect anybody. I know it’s a two-shot
penalty,” Mickelson said. “At that time, I just didn’t feel like going
back and forth and hitting the same shot over. I took the two-shot
penalty and moved on. It’s my understanding of the rules. I’ve had
multiple times where I’ve wanted to do that. I just finally did.”
Mickelson, who celebrated his 48th birthday on Saturday, signed for an 81 that left him at 17-over 227 (77-69-81). He had played Friday’s final 15 holes in 3 under just to make the cut and keep his slim chances of winning his first U.S. Open alive. Mickelson, 48, needs to win his national championship to complete the career Grand Slam. He has a record six runners-up in the event.
The 81 matched Mickelson’s highest round at the U.S. Open. He shot a second-round 81 to miss the cut in his pro debut in 1992 at Pebble Beach.
John Daly committed a similar infraction in the 1999 U.S. Open. He whacked a ball out of frustration as it was rolling off of one of Pinehurst’s crowned greens. Mickelson said that wasn’t his motive, though.
“I don’t feel like it was frustration that crept over,” Mickelson said. “I had fun. (Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston) and I had a great time today. People here have been tremendous. They have made my birthday very special and I’m very appreciative of that. … I just took two shots and moved on because I didn’t want to keep hitting it back and forth. That’s all there is to it.”
“We were both obviously really struggling,” Johnston said. “It was funny because I didn’t think he hit that bad of a chip shot from behind the green in the first place. And as it released and went through, I thought, ‘Wow, that is seriously quick.’
“It wasn’t a (way) of saying, ‘I’ve had enough’ or this and that. It just happened. I said, ‘That’s one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen,’ and then just started laughing, to be honest.”
Some insisted that Mickelson’s actions were against the spirit of the law and could be considered a “major breach” of the Rules of Golf, which result in disqualification. Rule 1-2, titled “Exerting Influence on Movement of Ball or Altering Physical Conditions,” states, “A player must not (i) take an action with the intent to influence the movement of a ball in play or (ii) alter physical conditions with the intent of affecting the playing of a hole.”
John Bodenhamer, the USGA’s senior managing director of championships and governance, said the tournament’s rules committee quickly convened and unanimously determined that Mickelson’s actions did not fit under that category.
“He didn’t deflect it or stop it. He played a moving ball,” Bodenhamer said. “He made a stroke at a moving ball, which is explicitly covered under 14-5. So it’s not necessary to move on to (Rule) 1-2. It’s covered under 14-5.”
Mickelson, who celebrated his 48th birthday on Saturday, signed for an 81 that left him at 17-over 227 (77-69-81). He had played Friday’s final 15 holes in 3 under just to make the cut and keep his slim chances of winning his first U.S. Open alive. Mickelson, 48, needs to win his national championship to complete the career Grand Slam. He has a record six runners-up in the event.
The 81 matched Mickelson’s highest round at the U.S. Open. He shot a second-round 81 to miss the cut in his pro debut in 1992 at Pebble Beach.
John Daly committed a similar infraction in the 1999 U.S. Open. He whacked a ball out of frustration as it was rolling off of one of Pinehurst’s crowned greens. Mickelson said that wasn’t his motive, though.
“I don’t feel like it was frustration that crept over,” Mickelson said. “I had fun. (Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston) and I had a great time today. People here have been tremendous. They have made my birthday very special and I’m very appreciative of that. … I just took two shots and moved on because I didn’t want to keep hitting it back and forth. That’s all there is to it.”
“We were both obviously really struggling,” Johnston said. “It was funny because I didn’t think he hit that bad of a chip shot from behind the green in the first place. And as it released and went through, I thought, ‘Wow, that is seriously quick.’
“It wasn’t a (way) of saying, ‘I’ve had enough’ or this and that. It just happened. I said, ‘That’s one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen,’ and then just started laughing, to be honest.”
Some insisted that Mickelson’s actions were against the spirit of the law and could be considered a “major breach” of the Rules of Golf, which result in disqualification. Rule 1-2, titled “Exerting Influence on Movement of Ball or Altering Physical Conditions,” states, “A player must not (i) take an action with the intent to influence the movement of a ball in play or (ii) alter physical conditions with the intent of affecting the playing of a hole.”
John Bodenhamer, the USGA’s senior managing director of championships and governance, said the tournament’s rules committee quickly convened and unanimously determined that Mickelson’s actions did not fit under that category.
“He didn’t deflect it or stop it. He played a moving ball,” Bodenhamer said. “He made a stroke at a moving ball, which is explicitly covered under 14-5. So it’s not necessary to move on to (Rule) 1-2. It’s covered under 14-5.”
https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/06/16/phil-mickelson-putt-moving-ball-penalty-2018-us-open-shinnecock-hills.html
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