Phil Mickelson attempts wild recovery shot through a metal fence

We’ve seen Phil Mickelson play shots from everywhere on and off the course. The man refuses to take a drop unless it’s absolutely necessary, which is how you end up hitting balls off the carpet of a beer tent and back into play.

Friday’s lie at the Farmers Insurance Open, however, was a new one for Phil. His ball landed up against a fence, which was considered a permanent obstruction, not a temporary immovable obstruction from which he could get relief. But part of his ball was still considered in play so he had the opportunity to at least put a swing on it.

So Phil decided to hack at it anyways. To recap, Mickelson:

There’s so much entertaining and wrong with that scenario. Unfortunately, that wild attempt did not salvage much, as Phil still walked off with a double-bogey 7 and dropped 34 spots down the leaderboard.