Phil Mickelson has turn into one of the divisive figures in all of sports activities. That largely pertains to his allegiance to LIV Golf after leaving the PGA Tour. But, he nonetheless is a fan favourite.

On Thursday, his newest “Story Time with Phil” video on Twitter is one other instance of why so many individuals proceed to root for Lefty. Sitting on a golf cart, Mickelson started the story by setting the scene — his first main championship win, the 2004 Masters.

Mickelson 2004 Masters

“I began working with Dave Pells, and we’d do a towel drill the place I’d lay towels down at particular yardages all the best way as much as 175 yards,” Mickelson stated. “I would hit these photographs again and again to construct a reference level. I ended up successful the Amex — my first event since I began doing this. Then I went into Augusta with loads of momentum.”

After all, Mickelson needed to proceed doing what labored, so he took that towel drill to Augusta Nationwide for the Masters.

“There was an East Vary and a West Vary — completely totally different vary than now we have now,” Mickelson stated. “As you are looking on the Membership down Magnolia lane, the left facet, the west facet was for the driving vary, and the best was this huge open subject with a chipping inexperienced over there. I’d lay the towels and hit photographs as much as 160-175 yards.”

The 45-time PGA Tour winner claimed his first inexperienced jacket that 12 months, and he credited that towel drill as a part of the rationale he lastly conquered Augusta Nationwide. Quick ahead to the subsequent 12 months at The Masters, and that is when the story will get attention-grabbing.

Mickelson 2005 Masters

He went to do his towel drill on the east vary once more, however the membership put up an indication that said, ‘East Observe Vary is for brief recreation solely.’ As a substitute of accepting defeat, Mickelson took motion into his personal arms.

“After the champions’ dinner, I let all of the champions go away first,” Lefty famous. “I am going down Magnolia Lane, and I park the automobile. I crawl below the magnolias. I take that signal, and I wiggle and wiggle — I raise and yank it out. I throw it into the again of my SUV — off I am going.”

“I present up the subsequent morning, and there’s no signal there. I begin hitting my photographs, and I do my towel drill, and I do all of it week lengthy.”

The next 12 months arrives, and Mickelson once more makes an attempt to do his routine.

Mickelson 2006 Masters

“I present up, and I will go do my towel drill once more — there’s a signal there, ‘East Observe Vary is for brief recreation solely,'” Mickelson stated. “So I wait until everyone leaves after the champions’ dinner. I park my automobile over Magnolia Lane, and I crawl below the magnolias — I wiggle and wiggle and get this signal out. I throw it at the back of my truck, and off I am going.”

“I present up the subsequent day, and I will do my towel drill, and there’s one other signal there. It by no means dawned on me that there are cameras in every single place. And there’s some video of me crawling below the magnolias with the fellows saying, ‘Take a look at this fool, like what’s he doing?'”

Mickelson stopped the story there, leaving the impression he was accomplished doing military crawls at night time to steal indicators. As a substitute, he determined to tease the followers some.

“Now, loads of you would possibly guess that’s not a real story,” Mickelson stated. “Now, I am not a betting man, so I am not going to take it, however I would not do this as a result of it is a true story.”

After he stated that, the three-time Masters winner held up the very signal from the story.

His betting man remark sparked some implausible reactions from the followers.

Mickelson has been within the highlight not too long ago attributable to numerous excerpts from Billy Waters’ ebook about him. Followers referred to as him out on Twitter and performed proper into his antics.

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Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By means of. You’ll be able to comply with her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports for extra golf protection. Make sure you try @_PlayingThrough too.