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The Media Is Getting to Phil Mickelson, and It’s Just Too Bad

1. Never let ’em see you sweat.

That cliché couldn’t be more true when it comes to an athlete and the media. If reporters see an athlete starting to crack, that’s a win for the reporters. And it seems Phil Mickelson is starting to crack.

Mickelson got fed up after being bombarded with questions about LIV Golf at the British Open on Thursday and told a reporter to “let it go.”

Specifically, questions about Mickelson, who won the British Open in 2013, being asked not to attend the annual Champions dinner attended by all past tournament winners, got to the 52-year-old.