It was earlier this year when Phil Mickelson took a dig at world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and posted, “Here’s a hot take. Does Scottie win in 2025 before the Ryder Cup? I don’t think so.” And then Mickelson followed this up with another dig at Scheffler around the time when Joaquin Niemann was put against Scheffler in a comparison, suggesting that he should be within the top five players in the world. To which Mickelson responded, “Top 5? Try #1.”
While all this happened in March, Kevin Kisner demanded an update from Lefty after witnessing Scheffler’s sheer dominance at Portrush, where he is leading the field by 4 strokes, entering the Championship Sunday. And Mickelson admitted that he was wrong.
“Kiz, my man. I’ve never been afraid to make mistakes on the course or off, knowing I’ll have to deal with scrutiny from the public, media, or social media. I’ve already acknowledged I was wrong on this,” he said. “This is a good example of why so many people are afraid to put themselves out there and compete or take risks because they know it’ll be thrown back in their face and they can’t handle it. Fortunately, that’s not ever been my problem. But others struggle dealing with the heat and scrutiny that professional sports and being in the public eye brings and drives many away from the game, which is too bad but is reality for so many,” Mickelson wrote on X.
Kiz,my man. I’ve never been afraid to make mistakes on the course or off, knowing I’ll have to deal with scrutiny from the public, media, or social media. I’ve already acknowledged I was wrong on this. This is a good example of why so many people are afraid to put themselves out…
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) July 20, 2025
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