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Mickelson splits with Butch Harmon, hires new swing coach
Thirteen worldwide wins, including two major championships. That’s what Phil Mickelson accomplished under swing coach Butch Harmon in an eight-year stretch that produced two of the most important wins of Mickelson’s career — The Players Championship in 2007, and the Open Championship in 2013. After two seasons without a win, however, it was time to “hear new ideas from a different perspective,” Mickelson told Golf.com.
According to Golf Digest, Mickelson flew to Las Vegas last week to meet with Harmon to inform him of his decision, which Harmon thought was a “good idea.”
“We talked for about two hours,” Harmon told Golf Digest. “I completely agreed that sometimes you need to hear things a different way, get a different perspective on things. He’s been frustrated the last two years.”
According to Golf Digest, Mickelson has hired Andrew Getson, a 41-year-old Australian golf instructor from Greyhwawk Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., to be his new swing coach. Getson played professionally in Asia, Australia and on the Web.com Tour for 10 years before turning to golf instruction full time, according to his website. He has also coached PGA Tour player Kevin Streelman.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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glenh
Nov 11, 2015 at 6:17 pm
I think this is a bad move. Look what happened to Tiger when he left Butch Harmon. Hank Haney admitted in his book about Tiger, The Big Miss, that he did very little with Tiger’s swing and Sean Foley really screwed Tiger up. Phil is getting older; he has a psoariatic arthritis (nasty disease) and the young guns on Tour are not intimidated by Phil, Tiger or any of the older players. Phil is still striking the ball well. He needs a new putting coach. He misses way too many short 3 and 4 footers. I will be pleasantly surprised if Phil does any better with his new coach.
golfraven
Nov 7, 2015 at 3:41 pm
Must be difficult to compete against all those young guns who are at least 15 years younger, fit and with a total game. Phis is a top player but to win he needs his best game and everything going for him on weekends. Still he should win 1 or 2 bigger tournaments and maybe another major. His chances are better then Tiger’s.
KK
Nov 6, 2015 at 7:00 pm
People who think golfers should just rely on themselves are completely naive about reality. Phil vs Phil, Butch and Stevie– who do you think wins more majors? You think you can raise kids better by yourself than with a competent spouse? Come on, fellas.
Bo Didly
Nov 7, 2015 at 11:17 pm
Not a good analogy at all buddy. When they were junior golfers kicking all the other juniors butts they didn’t have swing coaches (I know they had teachers but those guys were pure fundamentalist, just focusing grip, stance, posture etc….). Your wrong, they just need to get back to basics and focus on digging it out of the dirt….practice practice practice……..Phil has better things to do now like spend time with his kids and wife…..spend money…..have fun……..No new coach with some fancy swing instruction is going to dig it out of the dirt for him………..
Steve Wozeniak PGA
Nov 6, 2015 at 11:54 am
Phil got tired of hearing the same thing over and over again, year after year……which happened to be correct……the only “new” stuff he will get from his new “coach” will be wrong, that’s why he didn’t get if from Butch……
Getting older and not making as many putts happens to us all…..it’s a B…..tch!!!!!
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Bo Didly
Nov 5, 2015 at 11:25 pm
I think these golfers at this level like Mick and Woods should just learn to rely on themselves versus turning to people that haven’t had an inkling of the success they have. I bet Woods and Mick know more about the swing than most “teachers”, period. And, they surely know more about their own swings, feel, tendencies…etc…..
Joe
Nov 5, 2015 at 3:55 pm
Not a big deal. It is a business, not a marriage for a life time.
They will both survive.
david
Nov 6, 2015 at 2:40 am
Spot on Joe I just couldn’t agree more.
larrybud
Nov 5, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Let the “Tiger is going back to Butch” rumors begin!!!
alexdub
Nov 5, 2015 at 11:05 am
IMO he is one of the top golfers of all time, but as he has gotten older, all he seems to be doing in spinning the tires. I think he’ll find a few more wins out there, but the man has to stop fiddling with the lead tape.
Steve
Nov 5, 2015 at 8:56 am
Good to see he still has passion