Call me an old fuddy-duddy if you want, but I was screaming, “Get off that lawn!!!” as I watched the chaotic mass of golf fans break through the ropes Sunday and swarm Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka as they made their way to the 18th green during Mickelson’s historic victory at the PGA Championship.
I know it makes for great TV when college basketball fans storm the court or college football fans storm the field or pro golf fans storm the course and envelope the winning golfer, but it’s incredibly dangerous. Mickelson called the experience on Sunday “unnerving” while Koepka complained that his injured right knee got “dinged” as he was jostled by rowdy fans.