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Phil Mickelson: The Billion-Dollar Gambler Who Makes Us Wonder About MJ

Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Phil Mickelson at press conference about joining LIV golf with Mickelson golfing and Jordan golfing inset.

$40 million in gambling debts? Chump change! Remember when we were “shocked, shocked” at the breaking news about Phil Mickelson’s $40 million gambling debts? I duly commented in “Phil Mickelson Gambling Like Tiger Woods Cheating” on July 15, 2015. But we had no idea. Because today’s breaking news makes that figure look like the loose… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Billion-dollar gambler, Michael Jordan gambling, Mickelson gambling debts, Pete Rose addiction, Phil Mickelson, Sports betting scandals.

Tiger Woods Withdraws from The Masters

Monday, April 10, 2023 at 7:22 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Tiger Woods waving to fans at The Masters before withdrawing

Tiger Woods made the cut at The Masters last weekend. But a leg injury – this time – forced him to withdraw. Woods still got more media attention and praise than any other golfer who played. Jon Rahm won the tournament. And Phil Mickelson became the oldest runner-up in PGA history. But you’d never know… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: John Raham, LIV Golf, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, The Masters, Tiger Woods, withdraw

The Masters Is All About Tiger Woods Who Can’t Win…

Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 8:57 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Tiger Woods preparing for first round of The Masters

The Masters, “a tradition unlike any other,” tees off today. And there’s nothing new about it being all about Tiger Woods – even when nobody expects him to win. I have marveled over the years that The Masters is all about Tiger even when he’s losing. But The Masters without Tiger is like the Heat… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: LIV Golf, PGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, The Masters, Tiger Woods

Hail, Mickelson. Golf’s Oldest-Ever Major Champion! Tiger Who?

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 6:49 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Anyone who knows me knows that the last thing I expected to be doing on Sunday afternoon was watching golf. Yet that’s what I did, and I’m happy to say so. This report from the May 23 edition of The New York Times explains why: _________ Weathering a riveting, roller-coaster test of nerve over five… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady

Phil Mickelson Gambling Like Tiger Woods Cheating

Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 7:42 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Phil Mickelson standing behind a tree with Tiger Woods inset looking on

Reports are that Phil Mickelson consorts with high-stakes bookies. Remember the breaking news that Tiger Woods cavorts with high-priced prostitutes? Well, this news about Mickelson is far more shocking. Phil Mickelson gambling like Tiger Woods cheating Nearly $3 million transferred from golfer Phil Mickelson to an intermediary was part of ‘an illegal gambling operation which… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Ben Affleck, gambling, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

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