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Mickelson's gum

Phil Mickelson kept it together and nailed down an improbable win at the PGA Championship played on the Ocean course at Kiawah Island, SC. he was a 600-1 underdog at the start of the tournament and rightly so. He hadn’t won a major in 8 years and had only won twice on the PGA tour in the past 7 years. It was a historic win and Mickelson now becomes the oldest major winner - at close to 51 years old - easily surpassing the previous standard bearer, Julius Boros, who won the PGA championship in 1968 at the age of 48.

But as remarkable as Phil’s win was - and it was - we are really mainly interested in the gum he chewed throughout the entire championship. It’s been long-rumored that CBD gum has become quite popular among some of the older Tour players. CBD provides an array of amazing benefits, pertaining to stress reduction, sleep, inflammation, digestion, pain management, and more. But to feel these benefits to the fullest, your body needs to be able to absorb as much CBD as possible into the bloodstream.

We know that Mickelson was chewing SOMETHING the entire tournament and assuming it was CBD gum and he popped his first piece on during a practice round leading up to the tournament start and continued chewing almost non-stop through Sunday, he likely was feeling pretty good by the time he began the back 9 on Sunday. It seemed there were several holes where Mickelson’s caddie - his brother, Tim - had to re-direct a seemingly out-of-it-Phil to the next tee box. At least, that is how it appeared to the viewing audience.

Chances are - given Phil’s age - in addition to CBD, there were some Metamucil chewables mixed in, along with a tincture or two of NUGENIX, though this is just speculation on our part and we have no basis for believing this to be the case.

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Can Will Zalatoris or Justin Rose Win the 2021 Masters?

Six months ago Will Zalatoris was teeing off in the WinCo Foods Open, a Korn Ferry tour event in Portland. Today he is 1 shot off the lead at the Masters, with a very real chance to win in his first attempt - something that has only happened once in the past 90 years.

Zalatoris has five Top 10 finishes so in his last 15 events so it’s getting hard to think of him as an underdog for much longer. He’s top 20 on tour in driving distance and greens-in-regulation, so he’s destined to win, and win frequently.

Justin Rose is no stranger to the Masters, nor to golf majors. At 42 years old he’s played in over 50 golf major events. But at his age winning gets harder and harder. Throw in a balky back and Rose now qualifies as an official golf underdog.

We’ll be rooting for both of these guys this weekend. They’d likely be in an even stronger position if they were wearing our golf hats, but that’s their choice.

We did enjoy watching Billy Horschel fall on his ass while playing the 13th hole with Phil Mickelson. There’s nothing quite as enjoyable as watching someone who struggles to control their temper, slip and fall, mainly because you never know what they will do in response. Unfortunately for the viewing audience we were not treated with a classic Horschel meltdown.