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Phil gives away Super Bowl tickets
Drew Fockler might have the greatest excuse ever for missing a day of school at Thomas M. Knoles Elementary School in Flagstaff. Fockler went from the third tee box at the FBR Open to Section 219, Row 10 and Seat 1 at Super Bowl XLII within an hour Sunday, courtesy of Phil Mickelson. On the third tee, Mickelson's caddie, Jim "Bones" MacKay, approached them and said he needed to talk to them after Mickelson's threesome teed off. "I thought maybe I was going to get a signed ball or something," said Drew, who plays on the Desert Junior Golf Tour. "I couldn't believe it." That's when MacKay asked him if he liked football as he unzipped one of the pockets on Mickelson's golf bag. Before he knew it, he was handed a set of tickets in an envelope and was on his was to Glendale. "I thought it would be fun to give it to a father-son (group)," said Mickelson, who added it didn't hurt that Drew was wearing a Callaway hat. "I cherish the time I have with each one of my kids, and I thought it would be a cool experience for them."
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Way to go Phil.
Well done.
JT44
Marietta , GA
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Well done indeed!!!!!!
AugustaGolfer32
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Great story, good guy. Hope the kid was a Giants fan.
noydbyj
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Classy. I like that.
Ryanmal
Cincinnati , OH
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wowzer. what a gift. I'd say Phil has a fan for life with that kid. What a classy move...
goCanada!
Total Comments (3338)
Great move. Even the cynics would be hard pressed to find a problem with this one.
Though I'm sure some dark soul out there is muttering something about a tax deduction....
Yankee64
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I wonder what he was guilty of prior to subdue his conscious with that gift?
PebbleBeachNative
Pebble Beach , CA
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Nice story. That's the way pro athlete's should act.
Bandit77
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He was guilty of contending with no chance of going to the game.
JT44
Marietta , GA
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Phil is the man
Mikeaaa
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That ****, Mickelson I was standing right next to that kid and his father .
TSSSMS
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that sucks tsssms
uncfelton91
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Phil Da Man!
PARTYPIMP
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
arniss
Grasonville , MD
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i can't really explain why i believe most of the things i hear about Phil being a saint in front of the media and fans but an ****bag in reality....but in the post round interview he was asked about giving the tickets away and seemed truly surprised that the interviewer (can't remember who it was) knew about it...seemed genuine to me....i am giving him the benefit of the doubt on this one...nice gesture...the kid will remember it the rest of his life....and the patriots lost : )
tncheesehead08
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That pic looks like he just realized he gave that kid super bowl tickets on accident
Il Duce
Oklahoma City , OK
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