Phil Mickelson Voiced Ryder Cup Concerns In July

According to former PGA president Ted Bishop, Phil Mickelson voiced his concerns over Tom Watson for the 2014 Ryder Cup in July.

Phil Mickelson has been vocal about his differences with Tom Watson since the 2014 Ryder Cup began and according to former PGA president Ted Bishop, Mickelson voiced those concerns back in July, two months before the 2014 Ryder Cup began.

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Bishop said that what Phil Mickelson said to him at the 2014 Scottish Open was a “soliloquy on what he had told me in July,” Bishop said Tuesday on “Morning Drive” when he joined the show to talk about his recent firing from the PGA.

“The only issue I had with what Phil said was the timing of when he said it and the venue and medium that he made the remarks in,” Bishop said. “And I told him this. I just thought those things should have been said behind closed doors to Tom or PGA of America officials, but that’s history. That’s over with.”

The Americans lost to the European team 16.5-11.5 after some bad play from certain American players and some questionable coaching decisions from U.S. Captain and American golfer Tom Watson. Watson decided to play Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley twice on the opening day of the Ryder Cup despite their short period of rest and 18-hole match.

The next day, Watson said he would rest Mickelson and Bradley in the opening session on the second day but play them in the afternoon, but he did not play them in the afternoon, frustrating Phil Mickelson immensely leading to a rant against Watson in the team’s post-tournament press conference.

Ted Bishop was instrumental in bringing back Watson as captain, hoping that the 65-year-old eight-time major champion would help the Americans win on foreign soil for the first time since 1993 when Watson was last the captain.

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