Jul 25, 2025
Schwab
Phil Mickelson certainly doesn’t shy away from sharing his opinions.
There are numerous things Mickelson has said over the years that other famous athletes would have shied away from. Many of his opinions are surely ones that I would disagree with, but you have to give Mickelson credit for standing up, and speaking out, on topics he believes in.
One particular opinion, however, that Mickelson shared earlier this year recently came back to haunt him.
In March, Mickelson made headlines by declaring that fellow LIV golfer Joaquin Nieman was the best player in the world.
At the same time, he predicted that PGA star Scottie Scheffler would not win a single golf tournament before the Ryder Cup (scheduled for September).
Mickelson couldn’t have been more wrong with this particular prediction.
Beginning in April, Scheffler won the Byron Nelson Classic, followed by the PGA championship in May and the Memorial Tournament in early June. To top things off, Scheffler captured his second major championship of the year by winning the British Open just last week.
Over the past few days, Mickelson has endured plenty of ribbing on social media about this particular prediction, but I have to admit he’s handled the situation pretty well.
“I’ve never been afraid to make mistakes on the course or off, knowing I’ll have to deal with scrutiny,” Mickelson responded on X. “I’ve already acknowledged I was wrong on this.”
Knowing Mickelson, though, I doubt this slip-up will keep him from sharing any future opinions.
Iron Masters Classic
This week, Iron Masters Country Club will be hosting its 49th Classic two-man tournament.
As a long-time member, I certainly have many fond memories of this particular event and always look forward to seeing many familiar faces throughout the tournament week.
Two in particular are Kevin Feath and John Hummel who will be playing together this weekend, their 48th as partners in this event.
On a side note, seeing the father-son team of Artie and Derek Fink pair up to win last year’s tournament was one of the most heartwarming and emotional two-man events I’ve ever seen.
More Happy Gilmore
It’s been 29 years since Adam Sandler’s comedy-hit “Happy Gilmore” debuted at the box office.
I can still remember going to see the film with my brother at the old Park Hills Cinema complex on a cold February evening in 1996. To this day it’s still the funniest movie, by far, I have ever seen.
I enjoyed it so much I returned to the theater a few days later to see it again. It’s the only movie I’ve ever paid twice to see.
I’m mentioning this because today, the sequel, “Happy Gilmore II,” debuts on Netflix.
Like many, I’ve seen a few of the previews, but I am really looking forward to seeing the entirety of Happy Gilmore II sometime this weekend — and hoping it lives up to the classic original.
95 Years Ago
During the third week of July in 1930, Charles Schwab stopped to play a round of miniature golf at “The Little Golf Club” located two miles west of Duncansville at the New Valley Forge Inn.
Miniature golf was just becoming popular in the U.S. during the summer of 1930, and this particular site featured a full-time instructor on-site for instruction.
Schwab, the president of Bethlehem Steel, was one of the wealthiest men in the world at the time and stopped to play while traveling back to his elaborate estate in Loretto.
Ken Love covers local golf for the Mirror. He can be reached at GLTR777@atlanticbb.net.
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