Mickelson compares tax remarks to Winged Foot miss, only this time he went right: Phil Mickelson was at his self...

Phil Mickelson compares tax comments to Winged Foot gaffe

golf.com 24 Jan '13, 2am

Mickelson compares tax remarks to Winged Foot miss, only this time he went right: Phil Mickelson was at his self...

SAN DIEGO -- Phil Mickelson was at his self-deprecating best as he met the media at the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday, and not because the Hall of Fame lefthander kept reporters waiting for more than an hour. "This reminds me a lot of Winged Foot in 2006, where I hit a drive way left off the tents," Mickelson said, alluding to his most painful United States Open loss . "So this happened to be way right, but off the tents. You know, I've made some dumb, dumb mistakes, and, obviously, talking about this stuff was one of them." Speaking to reporters at the Humana Challenge on Sunday, Mickelson complained about his onerous tax rate, suggesting he was paying more than his fair share and even hinting that he might leave his home state of California. The comments struck many as tone-deaf in light of the weak U.S. economy and the fact that, according to Sports Illustrated's ...

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