Phil Mickelson smugly responds with one word to star YouTuber’s cheers for him

Modified Jul 19, 2024 09:36 GMT

Phil Mickelson at The 152nd Open - Day One (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

YouTuber Grant Horvat recently expressed that he expects a good second round for Phil Mickelson at the Open Championship 2024. The LIV golfer is competing in the tournament at Royal Troon in Troon, Scotland.

Grant Horvat has 726k subscribers on YouTube and 644k followers on Instagram. After the first round at the Open Championship, Horvat posted on X and said:

"Lookout for the joggers tomorrow! Feeling a good round out of Phil."

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Phil Mickelson had a decent first round at the Royal Troon. He scored 2-over 73 and was tied at 42 at the end of the day. On the front nine, he scored, four bogeys and two birdies, whereas on the back nine, he scored one bogey and a birdie.

Responding to Grant Horvat's post, Mickelson responded with one word with a smirk emoji. He said:

"Same."

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Mickelson has missed the cut in the last five of the six starts at the Major and looks in a comfortable position to make Friday's cut. A good round can help him jump up on the leaderboard.

Phil Mickelson will partner with Joost Luiten and Dustin Johnson for the second round. He will tee off at 3:47 am EDT.

Daniel Brown currently sits at the top of the leaderboard with a score of six under. He is followed by Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas.

A look at Phil Mickelson's performance at the Open Championship

Phil Mickelson is appearing at the Open Championship for the 30th time in his career. He has a decent record at the Major with one win, four top-5 finishes, and 11 top-25 finishes in 29 starts.

Mickelson won the tournament in 2013 by a margin of three strokes over Henrik Stenson. His other notable finishes came in 2011 when he tied for second and in 2016 when he finished second.

Mickelson has missed the cut in the last five of six starts and will look to at least make the cut this year. He comes from a T27 finish at LIV Golf Andalucia.

Let's take a look at Phil Mickelson's performance at the Open Championship.

2023 Royal Liverpool: M/C (77-74)
2022 St Andrews: M/C (72-77)
2021 Royal St George's: M/C (80-72)
2019 Royal Portrush: M/C (76-74)
2018 Carnoustie: T24 (73-69-70-71, 283, -1)
2017 Royal Birkdale: M/C (73-77)
2016 Royal Troon: 2 (63-69-70-65, 267, -17)
2015 St Andrews: T20 (70-72-70-69, 281, -7)
2014 Royal Liverpool: T23 (74-70-71-68, 283, -5)
2013 Muirfield: CHAMPION GOLFER (69-74-72-66, 281, -3)
2012 Royal Lytham & St Annes: M/C (73-78)
2011 Royal St George's: T2 (70-69-71-68, 278, -2)
2010 St Andrews: T48 (73-71-70-75, 289, +1)
2008 Royal Birkdale: 19 (79-68-76-71, 294)
2007 Carnoustie: M/C (71-77)
2006 Royal Liverpool: 22 (69-71-73-70, 283)
2005 St Andrews: 60 (74-67-72-76, 289)
2004 Royal Troon: 3 (73-66-68-68, 275)
2003 Royal St George's: 59 (74-72-73-78, 297)
2002 Muirfield: 66 (68-76-76-70, 290)
2001 Royal Lytham & St Annes: 30 (70-72-72-71, 285)
2000 St Andrews: 11 (72-66-71-72, 281)
1999 Carnoustie: M/C (79-76)
1998 Royal Birkdale: 79 (71-74-85-78, 308)
1997 Royal Troon: 24 (76-68-69-71, 284)
1996 Royal Lytham & St Annes: 41 (72-71-72-69, 284)
1995 St Andrews: 40 (70-71-77-73, 291)
1994 Turnberry: M/C (78-74)
1991 Royal Birkdale: 73 (77-67-73-71, 288)

Edited by Ankush Das