Jason Day may be wearing silver Payntr shoes, all the Nike athletes have the 'Pink Bloom' special shoes, but Phil Mickelson is not to be outdone on Masters week. Showing up to Augusta National, Mickelson has been spotted wearing custom Nike Jordan shoes which are very, very cool indeed. During a practice round the American had a pair of Jordan 1 Low shoes with custom colors, graphics and artwork, created by a man called James DeVos. He seems to make a lot of custom shoes and the detailing on Mickelson's pair is worth a closer look on the imagery below.
The flowers around the swoosh stand out of course and are very 'Augusta' but I also like the homage to Mickelson's three victories at The Masters, his logo along with the tournament logo, and there is even a shout out to his LIV Golf team, the Hy Flyers as well.
Additionally, it appears Mickelson will wear another custom shoe during tournament rounds as well. Another shoe designer on Instagram, someone called Freemen Lewis, shared the below pictures which I must say might be even cooler than the above shoe. He said of the shoe;
'For the 89th @themasters tournament I had the privilege of making @philmickelson a pair of custom off-whites. This project was a lot fun, the goal was to create a shoe that could match a few looks from his kits made by @primogolfapparel.'
Once again there are a number of nice touches here. For a start I love the off-white finish, and the raised Nike swoosh, whilst the stitched green label on the tongue pays homage to his three wins in 2004, 2006 and 2010. The word attack on the laces pretty much sums up Mickelson's golf philosophy as well. I am yet to confirm which days he will wear these shoes, but it does appear on Thursday he has instead opted for a black version of the 1 Low's.
Now I should admit we may not have got our hands on these awesome custom Jordan golf shoes but we have actually tested the Jordan 1 Low so despite the aesthetics here, the performance of the shoe is also very good.
The Jordan 1 Low is a spikeless shoe so first up I should admit that if you play in really wet conditions, then there will be better spiked shoes for grip and stability. However it did give good grip in damp conditions. But the main star of the show in these shoes was comfort. Both myself and shoe expert Dan Parker, who both have a pair of these shoes, love the seamless ability to go from the 18th hole to off the course from a comfort perspective and aesthetically.
Dan summed up the review as such;
"Despite the lack of medial support throughout the swing, I was impressed with how comfortable they were to walk in. Ultimately, these shoes exist to look really good on - and off - the golf course with the comfort I had while walking was an added bonus. With that in mind, these are brilliant casual spikeless golf shoes that I have thoroughly enjoyed wearing and will continue to do so for a long time to come."
For more golf shoe inspiration, check out our guides on the most comfortable golf shoes, or the best Nike golf shoes too.
