Before everybody climbs on the "bash Mickelson" bandwagon, consider that he is in his third year of support for providing college educations to the children of Special Ops forces killed in the line of duty.
He made some mistakes yesterday, to be sure. But, he was in the hunt all weekend. Keep in mind that his prime competitor, Tiger Woods, was watching the event on television, having failed to make the cut at a +12 on Friday.
Wow! That's sot of like me saying I will contribute seven cents per Post here at FR to some scholarship program and making a big deal about it. He had ten birdies this week, That's a grand. Maybe he makes other contributions too. I don't know, but the one you describe here sounds like something some PR person at Ford thought up.
Tiger was his usual classy self, though he departed early. He'll be back, as will Mr. Goosen who had an even worse score.
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