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August 4, 2026
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U.S. Open 2013: Phil Mickelson denied

Phil Mickelson came really close to chipping in for birdie, but the stick wasn’t having it.

by Mark Sandritter
Ross Kinnaird
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2013 U.S. Open: Phil Mickelson takes 54-hole lead at Merion Golf Club
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Somewhere Dikembe Mutombo is probably doing the “No! No! No!” finger wag at Mickelson. Iron unkind.

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