Phil Mickelson Takes Big Shot At Brandel Chamblee

I feel it’s been a long time since we’ve had some serious golf drama. You know, the kind we got with Brooks and Bryson. Phil has always been good for a quote or two over his career (more like thousands, but you get it), and this week he delivered with a direct shot at golf analyst Brandel Chamblee.

Poor Brandel
He can rip apart me and countless others but as soon as someone shows his ignorance he can’t handle it. He’s softer now than he was as a player.

— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 25, 2023

Brandel is not one to receive criticism well. He dishes it out on air regularly, but when someone comes at him in any way, especially on Twitter, they get blocked faster than a middle-aged man in a pickup game at lifetime fitness.

This all stems from Claude Harmon III calling him “a paid actor” after Chamblee continues to push the company narrative. It is his job, after all.

The farrago of whataboutisms that inevitably accompanies any discussion on sportswashing, attempts, in answering a condemnation with an accusation, to impugn the credibility of the accuser and to distract from having to deal with the complexities of the question. Much like…

— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) May 24, 2023

Regardless of Brandel’s tweet defending himself or Phil taking a shot, we can all agree that golf is more fun with drama.

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