Mickelson Creates Historic First In Pro Golf: “Can You Move That Drone?”

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Phil Mickelson may be on his way to a historic PGA Championship triumph but he was leaving nothing to chance and also creating history of another kind early on day three at Kiawah Island.

Mickelson has chosen a 6-iron and was about to play his second shot at the par-4 fourth hole when he spotted a drone in the South Carolina sky.

The drone was not making a noise as it was well in the distance as he prepared to play a shot of 178-yards into a 12mph wind.

Bizarrely, the drone was in Mickelson’s line of sight and he wanted it moved, and the near 51-year-old wasn’t moving until the offending drone was out of sight.

Can we move that drone from my flight?” Mickelson could be overheard saying.

Firstly, who do you contact to have the drone moved?   And if it was not an authorised CBS TV drone who then do you speak to?

Mickelson could again be heard saying:  “Can you radio to the TV guys to move the drone out of my shot?

“Not only is it annoying, but I’m going to hit it.”

A message got through to the drone operator and with Mickelson missing the green to find a back bunker but then superbly landing his third shot to seven feet and saving par.

Not sure if the drone captured the par save.



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