RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson has decided to leave swing coach Butch Harmon after eight years.
Mickelson said in a statement Wednesday to Golf.com that he has learned a great deal from Harmon since they began working together in 2007. Mickelson said at this time he needs to "hear new ideas from a different perspective."
Shortly after he began working with Harmon, Mickelson won The Players Championship and then added the Deutsche Bank Championship while going head-to-head with Tiger Woods. Mickelson joked that Harmon taught him nuances of playing with Woods from Harmon's decade of working with Woods.