So much for Phil Mickelson’s return to major golf.
One of the sport’s biggest laughing stocks had back-to-back rounds to match as his 2022 U.S. Open campaign ended before it really had a chance to begin.
Mickelson missed the cut on Friday after shooting 11 over par in 36 holes, which put him in a comfortable tie for….142nd place.
The lefty has still never won the U.S. Open and now he’s missed the cut at the tournament twice in the last four years—five times overall in 31 appearances. Even more painful for Phil, it sure seems like a lot of people saw this coming.
Not only was Phil heavily favored to miss the cut at sportsbooks, but bettors weren’t even discouraged by the juice.
Most popular bet by money on making/missing the cut is Phil Mickelson.
At @betmgm, 84% of money is on going home for the weekend (-275).
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 16, 2022
Oooooof.
And that’s just at one book. Yet bettors weren’t the only people excited to see Phil exit before the weekend. Plenty of golf fans were ready to pile on his poor play.
