10 of the funniest reactions to hilarious pic of Phil Mickelson, PGA Tour boss

Golf Twitter was loving this image of Phil Mickelson and Jay Monahan.

17 May 2023

10 of the funniest reactions to hilarious pic of Phil Mickelson, PGA Tour boss — 10 of the funniest reactions to hilarious pic of Phil Mickelson, PGA Tour…

Some pictures are worth a thousand words. This one featuring LIV Golf's Phil Mickelson and PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan before the 2023 PGA Championship is simply sensational.

It was taken before the past champions dined at Oak Hill on the eve of the major.

In the shot you can see Monahan chatting to his golden boy Rory McIlroy - who seems to be simply over talking about the breakaway tour these days - and Lefty chatting to Collin Morikawa.

Morikawa, for some reason, looks thoroughly miserable.

Take a look at the picture here below, snapped by Golf's Claire Rogers:

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There was a lot to unpack and Golf Twitter™ absolutely loved it.

Here are some of our favourite comments:

"Collin looks like he's working on his 10th vodka soda."

"Phil: 'It's a sure thing, bet the over.'"

"Divided by tours, forced by majors."

"Is Phil an Undertaker now?"

"Phil looks like some weird sports agent pitching his agency. I always feel like I need to wash my hands after seeing him."

"You could convince me every single person has been photoshopped into this."

"Collin, once you buy in to the premium coffee subscription, you can find as many people you want to buy in and sell coffee for you. You'll be your own boss!"

"We're going to shotgun starts next year. Don't tell anyone"

"Jay and Phil look like sworn enemies who will eventually join forces to launch a speculative real estate venture."

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"It's like Morikawa tried to crash a wedding but ended up at an accountants convention."

A brief history of Jay and Phil's 'feud'

Mickelson started his 'beef' with Monahan way back in February 2022 when he claimed the PGA Tour was 'obnoxiously greedy' when talking about ending any potential threat of a rival golf tour.

"They could just hand back the media rights to the players," Mickelson told GolfDigest.

He added:

"But they would rather throw $25 million here and $40 million there than give back the roughly $20 billion in digital assets they control."

Mickelson said that when he played in The Match he was forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for his own media rights.

"That type of greed, to me, is beyond obnoxious," Mickelson said.

He was subsequently suspended by the tour when he joined LIV Golf. He responded by suing, but dropped out of the litigation when LIV Golf joined the action as a plaintiff.

Over the past 12 months Mickelson has made a series of claims, such as outlining how he proposed 'designated' events to Monahan but that idea was swiftly ignored.

He wrote on social media:

"Before I left I brought a $1 billion commitment from a current PGA Tour partner to have eight elevated events and give equity and ownership in these events to the players. JM's [Jay Monahan] quote was 'I don't believe the league is going to happen so we won't be doing that.' No vote, no discussion."

Monahan, unsurprisingly, has tried to dodge questions about Mickelson when facing the media.

He wouldn't comment on any disciplinary action the tour took against the six-time major champ.

When asked if Mickelson could one day return to the tour, Monahan said that a 'conversation' would need to take place.

"And I will be ready to have it as well," he told media.

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