Relive these vicious PGA Tour lip-outs from 2021

All golfers have been there. You think your ball is destined for the bottom of the cup, but a little too much speed or a tiny break forces the ball to scratch the hole without dropping.

On the PGA Tour, that can be the difference between a lump sum of cash or a coveted victory.

So while Tour pros usually want to forget those gut-wrenching strokes, let's do the opposite and remember some of the most brutal lip-outs from 2021.

Phil Mickelson - The American Express, first round

Although this wasn't as memorable as Lefty missing a 59 by lipping out No. 18 in Round 1 of the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Mickelson rang in another year on Tour with a 540-degree lip out from a few feet out only…