Phil Mickelson Makes Bold Pick For No. 1 Golfer In The World

Fans descended upon Lefty's controversial opinion pretty quickly.

"We know he's full of [expletive] but not even Phil can believe this," a user said.

"Lmao Phil go home you're drunk," another replied.

"Apparently Phil thinks Joaquin Niemann is the #1 player in the world. So the #1 player in golf doesn't have a T10 in a major?" a fan laughed.

"The [expletive] riding from Phil this weeks been crazy….Niemann best major finish is T16," another user pointed out.

"But if a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there to see it win a golf tournament, did it really happen?" another person asked.

"This is almost as bad your political takes you degenerate."

"#1 in LIV is like being the best college player bc of the weak competition ... He'd be the 18th best on tour," another fan claimed.

"I'll bet my house on scheffler," a follower stated.

There's no doubt that Niemann is a talented golfer on the rise.

But as another user shared, the 26-year-old has been severely outplayed by Schefter in all 16 majors they've appeared in together — with Scottie coming out on top in terms of finishes, overall score and missed cuts.

Mickelson's response: "All true. Let's keep these tweets and see what happens throughout this year."