Phil Mickelson’s defiant defense of his shocking rule breach

This was a jaw-dropping moment, and one that Phil Mickelson said he did on purpose. Mickelson made one of the most shocking breaches of the rules in recent golf history during the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, hitting a moving ball on the putting green before it rolled farther away. Mickelson had a downhill bogey putt at the par-4 13th hole, and missed it on the right side. It was about to start rolling down another ridge when Mickelson ran after it and hit it back toward the hole. It was a shocking bit of nonsense from one of the most respected professionals in the game. He then missed the next putt and tapped in, having hit it eight times. By hitting a moving ball, he breached rule