Lucas Herbert hits his tee shot Thursday on the 2nd hole at St. Andrews as Phil Mickelson looks on.
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7:30 a.m. Thursday. Game 6. Phil Mickelson, Lucas Herbert, Kurt Kitayama.
12:30 p.m., Friday game 32. Phil Mickelson, Lucas Herbert, Kurt Kitayama.
Lucas Herbert had to laugh when he saw the start times for the first two rounds this year Open Championship. He was grouped with the man he had hated for over a decade. And it wasn’t Kurt Kitayama.
Phil Mickelson, which you may have seen, heard or read, has been in the news lately, even though this story has nothing to do with the golf topic of the day. No, it’s the story of a hat and a wave of the hand. And redemption in the scorer’s tent Saint Andrew. Herbert shared it on Thursday via her Instagram storieswhich you can watch below, and we’ll provide narration.
“Hey, Instagram, I just shot two under in the morning in the first round of the Open,” Herbert began. “Thanks for all the messages and everything else. I thought I would share a funny story for you all. So I played with Phil today. I had a lovely day watching him play. And have a little history with Phil. So the 2011 Presidents Cup is Royal Melbourne, I’m 15 years old. I lied about my age to join the volunteer network and become a standard bearer for the week, carrying the little scoreboards that update the group’s score gallery throughout the day. … I really appreciated.
He’s right about almost everything. Herbert shot a 70. The 2011 Presidents Cup was played at Royal Melbourne in Australia. While we’re not sure the Australian will fight his way into the event, sometimes you have to do what it takes to see the world’s best. Let him continue.
“I didn’t have a board for Phil. But on the last day of play, I was hanging around, trying to get autographs, just wanting to be among them; I thought it was the coolest thing ever. So I was hanging out with the American boys and everyone was signing this hat that I had. And I passed it around to everyone, and everyone was great; everyone signed it. I asked Phil for an autograph, and he was the only one to refuse me the autograph.
That meant Herbert collected signatures on his white Titleist hat from Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Steve Stricker, Webb Simpson, Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar, David Toms, Bill Haas, Hunter Mahan and Nick Watney. But no Lefty.
“So I reminded Phil of that today,” Herbert said. “On the 15th tee, I reminded him that I hated him and had hated him for 11 years because he didn’t sign an autograph for me. And he really apologized and he played along and it was pretty funny.
“I even have this on video, and I’m going to upload the video for you and we’ll see it as the next story.”
Oh, to hear that conversation on the par-4 on Thursday. But we can see the rejection of 2011. Yes, Herbert had saved a clip of the NBC broadcast of the event and shared it.
“Now you may not have seen it because it’s in the background, but I’m going to go through it again and show you the detailed analysis, the replay of the action from that autograph snub “Herbert said. “As we watch the replay of the action here, we have the shot coming. There’s Herbie on the left there, Titleist cap; sorry, I hadn’t seen the light yet, TaylorMade. But Herbie on the left, standard bearer, walks towards Phil, who is hidden behind the other standard bearer volunteer. Now Phil comes into frame here. You see, “Hey, Phil, can I have an autograph?” »
“And you see the nod, ‘No, absolutely not,’ and the signature hand gesture up there later. “I’m with Amy. Go away.'”
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Ouch. As the Americans began to celebrate their victory, Herbert, with his hat in his right hand and his scoreboard in his left, fired. Mickelson looked at him, shook his head and waved him away with his left hand. Amy Mickelson, his wife, pointed the finger at Herbert.
Which brings us back to Thursday. And a moment after the turn.
“So I felt like I was laughing about it with Phil today,” Herbert said. “He’s American, so maybe he didn’t understand my sarcasm and was being rather curt, but I thought he was. And we finished the tour; Phil shot at level, I shot at two under, like I said, and we went to the scorer’s shack, and Phil called Tim for a Sharpie and got out a glove. And he handed me this gauntlet: ‘Lucas, 11 years late.’
“So I’m going to frame this glove. And it’s one of my most prized possessions now. It was a pretty funny story today. If you stuck around this long, congratulations and I hope you enjoyed the story. And I look forward to seeing you all there tomorrow.
Yes, it was quite a funny story.
