Phil Mickelson gets lauded for "one of the greatest golf shots" by $20M-worth news broadcaster

Phil Mickelson's LIV Golf Virginia campaign won't be highlighted by his T4 finish, but by the brilliant shot he hit on the par-4 hole 17. Mickelson, 54, stood in the bunker and holed out a sky-high flop shot to score a birdie and cement his place on top of the leaderboard.

Social media quickly flooded with videos of the remarkable shot. While many fans are praising Lefty for his brilliant shot, popular news broadcaster Piers Morgan also lauded him for the same. Morgan, who has a net worth of $20,000,000 as per Celebrity Net Worth, labeled Mickelson's shot as "one of the greatest golf shots".

On X (formerly Twitter) Morgan quote-tweeted a post that contained footage of Phil Mickelson's shot. He wrote:

"WHOA! That’s one of the greatest golf shots you will ever see. Take a bow @PhilMickelson 👏👏👏👏"

You can check Piers Morgan's tweet below:

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Phil Mickelson was also quick to give Piers Morgan a reply. The six-time Major winner wrote:

"A little sprinkle of magic 😂"

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This tweet from Mickelson received a reply from Morgan who wrote:

"Haha - it was unreal!"

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With this performance at LIV Golf Virginia, Phil Mickelson proved he still has what it takes to compete on the big stage. This outing will be a big positive for Mickelson as he looks to complete a career grand slam by winning the 2025 US Open, which begins next week.

How much did Phil Mickelson earn at LIV Golf Virginia?

Phil Mickelson's victory at LIV Golf Virginia earned him a sum of $775,000. While the purse for the tournament was $20,000,000, the largest share went to Joaquin Niemann who won the tournament. Niemann earned $4,000,000.

Here is a detailed look at the payout for LIV Golf Virginia.

Individual

1 Joaquin Niemann -15 $4,000,000
T2 Graeme McDowell -14 $1,875,000
T2 Anirban Lahiri -14 $1,875,000
T4 Thomas Pieters -13 $775,000
T4 Bryson DeChambeau -13 $775,000
T4 Phil Mickelson -13 $775,000
T4 Bubba Watson -13 $775,000
T8 Jon Rahm -10 $483,750
T8 Martin Kaymer -10 $483,750
T10 Talor Gooch -9 $361,000
T10 Lee Westwood -9 $361,000
T10 Marc Leishman -9 $361,000
T10 Carlos Ortiz -9 $361,000
T10 Dustin Johnson -9 $361,000
T15 Brendan Steele -8 $285,000
T15 Sebastian Munoz -8 $285,000
T15 Tyrrell Hatton -8 $285,000
18 Harold Varner III -7 $270,000
T19 Paul Casey -6 $235,000
T19 Branden Grace -6 $235,000
T19 Ben Campbell -6 $235,000
T19 Abraham Ancer -6 $235,000
T23 Jason Kokrak -5 $193,333
T23 Louis Oosthuizen -5 $193,333
T23 Patrick Reed -5 $193,333
T23 Dean Burmester -5 $193,333
T23 Cameron Smith -5 $193,333
T23 Jinichiro Kozuma -5 $193,333
T29 Cameron Tringale -4 $167,500
T29 Charl Schwartzel -4 $167,500
T29 Richard Bland -4 $167,500
T29 Adrian Meronk -4 $167,500
T33 Brooks Koepka -3 $148,200
T33 Charles Howell III -3 $148,200
T33 Peter Uihlein -3 $148,200
T33 Sam Horsfield -3 $148,200
T33 Luis Masaveu -3 $148,200
T38 Sergio Garcia -2 $136,500
T38 Kevin Na -2 $136,500
T38 Yubin Jang -2 $136,500
T38 Tom McKibbin -2 $136,500
42 Caleb Surratt -1 $130,000
43 Danny Lee 1 $128,000
T44 Anthony Kim 2 $126,500
T44 Henrik Stenson 2 $126,500
46 Lucas Herbert 3 $125,000
T47 Frederik Kjettrup 4 $121,500
T47 Ian Poulter 4 $121,500
49 Andy Ogletree 6 $60,000
T50 Miro Pereira 7 $56,667
T50 Matt Jones 7 $56,667
T50 Josele Ballester 7 $56,667
53 Max Lee 11 $50,000

Team

1 Crushers GC -36 $3,000,000
2 4 Aces GC -34 $1,500,000
3 Smash GC -31 $500,000

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Varun is a Golf and WWE journalist for Sportskeeda with over 4 years of work experience in his bag. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, he worked for many sites, including EssentiallySports, FanSided, Khel Now, Get Football, and a few others.

Varun is a fan of golfer Scottie Scheffler due to the latter’s mindset, and he admires Roman Reigns’ ability to keep moving forward in life regardless of any obstacles. As a purist golf fan, he would love to compete at the Masters if given the opportunity, but is also happy with LIV Golf driving more eyeballs towards the sport. If he could go back in time and be a manager for someone in the WWE, it would have been Big Show.

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