Phil Mickelson's performance offered a window

There was a lot to learn from Phil Mickelson's appearance as LIV Golf's guest commentator on Sunday afternoon.

Mickelson performed his broadcast; he broke swings, joked, and told stories. But no lesson was more interesting than our look at an alternate golf reality.

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His appearance was first and foremost a graduate of the Tao of Phil course. Sunday was just the latest in an irregular series of great on-air appearances.

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arguably golf's greatest entertainer. He joined the stand full of characteristic bravado and showed none of the anxiety we've seen over the past few months,

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, his energy and golfing intellect practically leaping off the screen. He went on the air without warning.

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“He's my favorite player to watch right now because he's the swingman of the club. It's not really an attacker. He swings the club in a beautiful rhythm.

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I get it when you watch how steady his body stays, his head, and everything stays so steady while he's swinging the stick,

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it's beautiful to watch. When I get a chance to see him play, it's special." He continued this way for a while, offering engaging jokes about the rules of golf, the art of hitting the bunker, and of course,

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