As Phil Mickelson upped his Twitter game, his golf game fell. As the pounds came off, the strokes piled up.
And as last week transpired, not only did Lefty find himself out of the top 50 in the world for the first time in 26 years, he was also without a spot on a U.S. team for the first time since before Tiger Woods won his first U.S. Amateur.
If Mickelson were wont to reflect, this would seemingly be a reasonable time. His 50th birthday is approaching next year. He has kids nearly as old as some of the PGA Tour pros he is trying to beat.