Around that time, Mickelson took a subtle jab while praising Joaquín Niemann's back-to-back LIV Golf wins on X. "Top 5 Try #1," the short and subtle dig aimed at the World No. 1 read.

Scottie Scheffler's steady performance in The Open's Round 3 got Phil Mickelson's caddie, Jim Mackay, to make a bold comparison with Tiger Woods.

Golf legend Phil Mickelson's claim that Scottie Scheffler wouldn't win until September's Ryder Cup has gone horribly wrong, ...