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Phil’s Flop A look back at Mickelson’s first time explaining his
FOR MORE THAN TWO decades, beginning in 1992, Phil Mickelson was a Playing Editor
we captured his signature shot with a high-speed camera and then got Phil to explain how to execute it. Here are the images and his take from 27 years ago: “You might have the impression that the flop is a high-risk shot. In fact, it can be more forgiving than many conven- tional shots, provided you follow three simple rules:
for Golf Digest and shared detailed ac- counts of how he hit every shot in golf. That said, there’s one that stands out more than any other, even to this day – his infamous flop shot. Back in the September 1999 issue,
signature shot BY RON KASPRISKE
PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEPHEN SZURLEJ
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JUNE 2026
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