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Phil Mickelson forced to wear this new attire at British Open after losing bet with YouTuber
By Christian Arnold,
3 hours ago
Phil Mickelson had a new look for Wednesday’s practice round at Royal Troon Golf Club ahead of this week’s British Open.
The 2013 Open Championship winner sported joggers, though it wasn’t exactly his decision.
Mickelson, 54, lost a bet to popular YouTube golfer Grant Horvat , who boasts more than 700,000 subscribers to his channel, in a match published to both of their channels on the popular video platform this week.
“As an unfashionable 54 year old, I never thought I could pull off wearing joggers. Guess I was wrong/ Thank you @GrantHorvatGolf we both won,” Mickelson wrote on X.
The post was a bit of a callback to a moment in the YouTube video where Mickelson seemed to doubt that he could pull off the look.
Phil Mickelson tees off on the ninth hole during Day 2 of the LIV Golf Andalucia at Real Club Valderrama this past week. Getty Images
“Wow,” he said. “I’m not sure I could pull that off. Were joggers meant for 54-year-olds?”
What’s unclear is if Wednesday’s practice round in the athleisure wear satisfies the bet or if Mickelson will be sporting them when the tournament begins on Thursday.
As part of the match made for YouTube, Horvat started up five shots, which is something he does when he plays against pros on his channel.
Phil Mickelson putts during a practice round in preparation for the British Open. REUTERS
Horvat previously posted videos facing off against the likes of Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm.
The video was filmed at Mickelson’s home course in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
Mickelson will look to win his seventh major, joggers and all.
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