Phil Mickelson has not been afraid to make some interesting claims on social media over the years, particularly when it comes to LIV Golf.

Mickelson, of course, hit the headlines last year when he predicted in March that Scottie Scheffler would not win before the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

Scheffler then won six times on the PGA Tour, including two majors.

The 2023 claim Phil Mickelson made about LIV Golf that has aged terribly

Mickelson also claimed at one stage that Joaquin Niemann was the best player in the world.

Niemann has registered one top 10 in the majors during his career, while he did not even receive an invite to The Masters this year.

Another of Mickelson’s odd takes came after the 2023 PGA Championship, with the six-time major champion claiming that LIV Golf is the best tour to help players prepare for the four biggest events of the year following Brooks Koepka‘s triumph.

He wrote on X: ‘Love LIV or hate it, it’s the best way/Tour to be your best in the majors. Enough events to keep you sharp, fresh and ready, yet not be worn down from too many tournaments or obligations. 14 LIV events, 34 weeks left open to prepare for the 4 majors. Fact.‘

Of course, the six-time major winner left no room for debate with his final word. And, for a little while, it was hard to argue.

There were three LIV players in the top five at The Masters the previous month. Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau finished tied for fourth when Koepka won at Oak Hill.

Nelly Korda will be setting her sights on a third career major championship win this week at The Chevron Championship.

Korda won The Chevron Championship in 2024, three years after claiming her maiden title at the 2021 Women’s PGA Championship.

Her form puts her among the favorites for success at Memorial Park, which plays host to the opening major of the 2026 season.

And Korda has boosted her chances further by skipping last week’s JM Eagle LA Championship, despite the clear rewards on offer.

Nelly Korda will be well rested for The Chevron Championship

When asked what she’s done well in the early stages of the LPGA Tour season, Korda said: “What have I done well?

“I would say the work that I’ve put in on my body, making sure that my schedule is planned out well.

“So instead of let’s say going to JM Eagle because I know let’s say it’s a higher purse, instead I just took that week off, made sure that I rested my body.

“I made sure that after those three weeks that I played in a row I gave the first couple days at home my body a complete break.

“I didn’t touch a club for about four days. I was in the gym and I made sure that my mind was refreshed.”

Such an approach should pay off for the American, who has been one of the standout players of the season so far.

She boasts one win from her four starts, and has finished either second or tied-second in her other three appearances.

Smart scheduling has been crucial to her fantastic results, which she now looks like she will be able to continue in Houston.

Korda arrived for the tournament on Sunday night, and has been busy finding her feet at Memorial Park since then.

As detailed by TaylorMade, she started a practice day with putting practice at 6.32am, followed by a warm-up on the practice range with wedges at 7.20am.

Irons, fairway woods and driver practice followed at 7.30am, 7.40am and 7.55am, with her practice round then beginning at 8.15am.

It’s a busy but necessary schedule, with such discipline having helped her clinch 16 career titles and once reach number one in the world rankings.

Matt Fitzpatrick bested Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the RBC Heritage over the weekend in what became a road game for him.

The Hilton Head, South Carolina, crowd was quickly pulling for Scheffler, a Texan, to complete the comeback over Fitzpatrick, who was born in England.

Chants of “U-S-A” rang out, which irked broadcasting legend Chris “Mad Dog” Russo.

“I put on the RBC Classic … and I could not believe the 18th hole when Scottie Scheffler was making a comeback against Matt Fitzpatrick. Did anyone see the crowd?” Russo said during his “What Are You Mad About” segment on Wednesday’s edition of ESPN’s “First Take.

“They were singing ‘U-S-A, U-S-A’ walking down the 18th fairway. This is not the Ryder Cup. We’re not fighting Britain in a war for crying out loud. In a golf tournament? At the RBC? [Fitzpatrick] freaking lives in Miami. … This is not the ’80 Olympics.”

Scheffler and Fitzpatrick both have starred in each of the previous three Ryder Cups, with Fitzpatrick’s European team winning the last two. Fitzpatrick and Scheffler faced off in Friday foursomes in the most recent event.

It is hardly the first time U-S-A chants were heard at a regularly-sanctioned golf event. DeChambeau heard the U-S-A chants while going for his second U.S. Open against McIlroy. Scheffler went 1-4 in his five matches at Bethpage Black in September, beating Rory McIlroy 1 up in their Sunday singles match. Fitzpatrick squandered a 5 up lead to Bryson DeChambeau to finish all square.

The New York Ryder Cup crowd was blasted by the media and golfers, which had been a concern even before the event. However, that criticism came due to much more than simple U-S-A chants.

McIlroy was hit with the worst of it, whether it was telling him his wife was “a four,” asking about Amanda Balionis and a previously rumored fling (with his wife mere feet away), dropping F-bombs or constant reminders of the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

Thankfully for Fitzpatrick, he didn’t get hit that hard. But the crowd still made it known who they were backing.