Every once in awhile there comes along a story that brings out a lot of negative feelings from people that usually don't say a word. Here it comes from the Phil Mickelson haters. You never here anything from them when he's being the class act kind of person that he has always been. Watch any PGA Tour event and you'll see a lot of golfers interacting with the crowd, including Phil. He's a fan favorite thanks to the way he doesn't ignore those that came to see him play the game. No matter what kind of round he's having, good or bad, he is always appreciative of those watching.... not throwing clubs every time a shot goes slightly off course (no names.... woah a tiger). That brings us to the issue at hand, the old Ping clubs he now carries in his bag.
First of all this is not a violation of the rules. As everyone knows and has read in all the articles he is allowed to have that type of club in his bag so stop labeling him a cheater, something he is obviously not, though you could find one in his sport without looking very far (no names.... look a tiger). He found away around a rule that was just instituted, boo hoo, if it wasn't him it would have been someone else. The only reason this is as big of a deal as it is is because it's Phil. People love to find someone to hate and without Woods playing right now people are looking for someone to hate and this gives them there chance.
And if you had overlooked it there are other players using the same type of club. Why not bring up some of those names instead? No one is talking about them, its like they're doing nothing wrong when they are taking advantage of the same loop-hole. If your going to talk about players doing something wrong, even if what they are doing isn't wrong, you have to include all of them in it.
Phil Mickelson is not breaking any rules. He is not doing anything wrong. He put a different set of clubs in his bag, period. Players do that kind of thing all the time. This is not something that should be breaking news to everyone. Stop making a big deal out of it. Phil is going to keep being the great player and person he always was no matter what type of clubs he carries in his bag.
