$300M-worth Phil Mickelson responds to an Elon Musk fan page's fake free 'Tesla phone' post

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Phil Mickelson recently responded to a parody account's fake advertisement. Mickelson, worth $300 million (as per Celebrity Net Worth), is quite active on social media. Recently, he called out a phony post with a quirky remark.

An X page named Elon Musk News shared a photo of Musk, and captioned it:

“If you want one of my Tesla phones? Give me a thumb up 👍🏼 or say yes and Let me know.”

As Mickelson came across the post, he shared his opinion, writing:

“Definitely.”

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Before this, Phil Mickelson commented on Miles Russell’s triumph at the Junior Invitational. Flushing It posted two pictures and one video of Russell raising the victory trophy. They also wrote a caption that read:

“16 year old Miles Russel came from 4 shots back to win the prestigious Sage Valley Junior Invitational for his 4th junior victory in a row. He shot rounds of 69, 70, 70 and 70 for a 2 shot win on 9 under. This lad a serious talent!”

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Later, this was reshared by Mickelson with a caption that read:

“It’s going to be fun watching this young lefty’s career!”

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Apart from these, Mickelson isn't playing in any tournament. His upcoming tournament will be LIV Golf Miami from April 4 to 6 at the Trump National Doral. His last LIV outing was at the LIV Golf Singapore, where he finished at T19 with a score of 4 under 209. He also played at the LIV Golf Hong Kong and the LIV Golf Adelaide to finish at T3 and T23 with a score of 14 under 196 and 2 under 214, respectively. Mickelson played a full LIV Golf season in 2024

How did Phil Mickelson perform in the 2024 LIV Golf season?

Phil Mickelson had only one top 10 finish in the 2024 season as he finished at T6 at the LIV Golf Jeddah. His second-best finish was a T22 at the LIV Golf Singapore with a score of 6 under 207. His last tournament was the LIV Golf Dallas - Stroke Play, where he finished at T48 with 4 over 76.

Here's a list of Mickelson's 2024 performances:

2024 LIV Tournaments

LIV Golf Mayakoba at the El Camaleón Golf Course: T51
LIV Golf Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Country Club: T30
LIV Golf Jeddah at the Royal Greens G&CC: T6
LIV Golf Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Country Club: T52
LIV Golf Miami at the Trump National Doral Golf Course: T47
LIV Golf Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club: T38
LIV Golf Singapore at the Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong Course): T22
LIV Golf Houston at the Golf Club of Houston: T37
LIV Golf Nashville at the Grove: T40
LIV Golf Andalucía at the Real Club Valderrama: T27
LIV Golf United Kingdom at the JCB Golf and Country Club: T34
LIV Golf Greenbrier at the Old White Course: T50
LIV Golf Chicago at the Bolingbrook Golf Club: T23
LIV Golf Dallas - Stroke Play at the Maridoe Golf Club: T48

About the author

Suchita Chakraborty is a senior golf writer at Sportskeeda. She did her post-graduation at St. Xavier's University. For a year now, she has developed a riveting inclination toward golf, with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy being her top-tier motivational figures to indulge in the sport. She even lives by the words of the Hall of Famer, "You can always become better", which impels her to excel every day. Her strong suit in golf is covering the LPGA Tour, especially the nooks and crannies of the international event, the Solheim Cup. As a pastime amusement, Suchita also engages herself in reading about golf controversies. Her favorite pick is ‘LIV and Let Die’ by Alan Shipnuck, which covers the PGA-LIV beef.

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Edited by Samya Majumdar