Mickelson Out of Par-Three Event
Phil Mickelson has pulled out of next week’s ING Par-3 Shootout, after playing it in for seven consecutive years. Mickelson, who lost the U.S. Open by one shot Sunday at Winged Foot when he double-bogeyed the last hole, said he isn’t up to playing the $540,000 made-for-TV event at Treetops Village, Mich., on Monday and Tuesday.
“It’s always about having fun, and I didn’t think it was fair to the event to act like I could have a lot of fun right now,” Mickelson said in a statement Friday.
Mickelson will be replaced by Chris DiMarco at the Treetops Resort, which is co-owned by Mickelson and his swing coach, Rick Smith.
“I certainly understand his decision,” Smith said in a statement.
-- Thomas Bonk
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