WATCH: Phil Mickelson Jokes With Crowd After Finally Hitting Fairway

published 9 October 2017

Phil Mickelson joked with the crowd after hitting just his 15th fairway of the week during the Safeway Open final round

WATCH: Phil Mickelson Jokes With Crowd After Finally Hitting Fairway

When you think of the straightest drivers in professional golf, Phil Mickelson doesn't really come to mind does he?

And Lefty is well aware of that.

Mickelson made a joke during the Safeway Open final round after hitting just his 15th fairway of the tournament.

He unleashed a drive straight down the middle of the 16th fairway before saying out loud to the crowd, "Lets all take a moment to admire the fact I just hit a fairway"

Watch the video here:

https://www.facebook.com/SkratchTV/videos/2031969140366094/

Classic Phil.

The 47-year-old has always been a fan favourite, especially in his homeland.

He's known for signing as many autographs as he possibly can after play.

Another brilliant Mickelson moment this year was when he asked a young fan whether he should go for the green or lay up on a par-5.

WATCH: Hilarious moment Mickelson takes advice from child in the crowd

The child's response was brilliant and Mickelson told him he can caddie for him anytime, watch that video here.

Lefty finished T3rd in the PGA Tour's opening event of the 2017-18 season after a T6th and a T20th to end his 16-17 campaign.

He then played in the victorious USA Presidents Cup team with a 3-0-1 unbeaten record from four matches.

And he's confident he'll win again soon.

Before the final round of the Safeway Open, he told the media: “Well, I'm going to win. It's a matter of time.

“I don't know if it’s tomorrow. I don't know if it's in China. But it's going to happen. It's going to happen soon because I'm starting to play well enough to do it.”

Mickelson is still searching for his first victory since the 2013 Open Championship.

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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

Elliott is currently playing:

Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV

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