RaveSports IllustratedShipnuck\'s nose for the truth takes the reader into some dark and disconcerting places...He provides frequent and fully anecdoted references to Mickelson\'s gamling—the Tom Lehman and Gary McCord quotes in Chapter 9 are morsels of shameless humor and lecherous indiscretion...He also addresses the minefield of rumors loosley connected to Philly Mick\'s personal life, unveiling stories that have circulated for more than two decades...The salacious stuff gets most of the attention, but the product in its entirety is engaging, addictive and impressive...Shipnuck\'s expansive Ryder Cup passages feature perhaps the strongest content of any topic, not only loaded with background and on-the-record reflections, but anchored by a level of insight that isn\'t easily culled from such a tightly sealed event...Given all his current troubles — including an extremely uncertain future — potentially serious money issues and an unenviable history of drawing attention to himself for many of the wrong reasons, it’s worth remembering that Phil Mickelson is a husband and a father...And a champion for the ages...And a dude who remains prone to inexcusable bouts of knuckleheadedness on a regular basis...A human being...Flawed and idolized, despised and lionized...Shipnuck does a terrific job of shaping these complexities into a compelling, 249-page read that has already become central to the biggest golf story in 2022.
