PARAMUS, N.J. -- After years of avoiding social media, Phil Mickelson has joined Twitter -- with plans to add Facebook and Instagram accounts as well.
The Hall of Fame golfer, who has 43 PGA Tour titles and five major championships, came around to the idea recently. On Wednesday, his first day on Twitter, he used the opportunity for some friendly banter with Tiger Woods over their proposed winner-take-all match later this year.
"I've stayed off of social media, but after looking at it there is so much more good that far outweighs the bad," Mickelson, who is playing in the Northern Trust tournament at Ridgewood Country Club, said on Thursday.