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A third wheel has now entered the Brooks Koepka vs. Bryson DeChambeau rivalry: Phil Mickelson. No, Mickelson doesn’t seem to have a beef with anyone, but Lefty sure does like to stir the pot, which is what he did on Wednesday.
First, let’s rewind to Monday, when a video featuring Koepka seemingly annoyed at DeChambeau at last week’s PGA Championship went viral (before it was eventually taken down). Conspiracy theories followed regarding what Koepka, exactly, was miffed about. These two have a little bit of a history.
Now, fast forward to Wednesday, when the latest edition of The Match was announced. It will be Mickelson and Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady vs. DeChambeau and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers facing off in July.
That led to a Koepka tweet at DeChambeau’s partner.
Sorry bro @AaronRodgers12
— Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) May 26, 2021
That tweet quickly created waves on social media, and apparently Mickelson, who has had his fun on Twitter the past few days, saw it too. Mickelson is still fresh off his 2021 PGA Championship victory, in which he out-dueled Koepka in their final-round pairing. Koepka had won PGAs in 2018 and 2019.
Nineteen minutes after Koepka’s tweet at Rodgers, Mickelson responded.
I feel like I’m in the middle of something and should step aside. (Except they want the CURRENT PGA champ:)
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 26, 2021
DeChambeau had been quiet, save for an Instagram comment on the viral video, but he also responded to Koepka.
@BKoepka It’s nice to be living rent free in your head!
— Bryson DeChambeau (@b_dechambeau) May 26, 2021
Until the next chapter in this saga…
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