Mickelson loses $5K bet to 17-year-old Aussie amateur
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, during a practice round while trying to recruit 17-year-old Aussie Ryan Ruffels to Arizona State University where Lefty's brother Tim is the head coach, Mickelson proposed a friendly wager, and then promptly lost.
“We get on the first tee, it’s pretty early in the morning and he says, ‘I don't wake up this early to play for any less than $2,500,’” said Ruffels.
The 42-time PGA Tour winner gave Ruffels 2 to 1 odds, offering him $5,000 if he lost and letting the amateur defer his payment until he turned pro, decisions that proved costly considering the kid shot an opening-round 66 at last year's Canadian Open and made the 36-hole cut.
"I was a few down through nine but then I birdied six of my last seven to win by one shot and took his money, so that was pretty cool," Ruffels said.
Not only did Mickelson lose the bet, but he also lost the prospect. Ruffels has since turned pro and will make his first two PGA Tour starts on special exemptions at the Farmers Insurance Open and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
(GolfChannel.com)
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