With a greens payment now reaching $1,250, it’s a must to be fairly well-endowed to attain a tee time at Las Vegas’ Shadow Creek. So it is smart that these lucky sufficient to play there, or the membership, toss round fairly a couple of payments whereas on the course.
Particularly when the standard clientele at Shadow Creek are gamblers.
And naturally, there are additionally cases of Phil Mickelson, who has a prolonged playing historical past, throwing round some severe dough.
On this week’s GOLF Subpar, longtime Shadow Creek Basic Supervisor Monte Montgomery retold considered one of his favourite tales of huge wagers on the course and it centered on none aside from the five-time main champion.
“It’s in all probability midday and I hear this scorching rod coming down our primary street and I’m like, I ponder who this is likely to be, the boss or someone comes round this grey unique automotive,” Montgomery began telling co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz. “And the man pulls in and the doorways pop up like a Lambo and no matter and Phil pops out.”
Mickelson informed him that he had grow to be pals with skilled poker participant Erick Lindgren and that they have been taking part in collectively as Lindgren was studying find out how to play golf.
However Montgomery was nonetheless astonished on the sight of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, even at a spot like Shadow Creek the place the standard experience to the course is an unique sports activities automotive.
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“I’m like, when the hell did you get that?” Montgomery requested him.
“And he goes, ‘I simply went down and purchased it this morning.’
“I stated, ‘how a lot one thing like that value?’
“He goes, ‘I had simply spent like 750[-thousand].’ He goes, ‘However it didn’t value me something.’ He goes, ‘I beat Lingren final evening for…’ Properly, I don’t even wish to get into that.”
Let’s simply assume it was for more cash than the automotive value him.
“We’re taking part in once more immediately and I simply needed to return out and present him what I purchased together with his cash,” Mickelson defined.
The message was in all probability acquired.
Earlier than Mickelson headed off for his spherical, he tossed the keys to Montgomery’s 11-year-old son Taylor, who was standing subsequent to him.
“I’m like, ‘He’s not driving that factor.’ I stated, ‘Do you care if I take a for a spin?’” Montgomery requested.
“He goes, ‘Do no matter you need, Monte.’”
Not a nasty perk of the job. Montgomery stated he took down a facet avenue subsequent to the golf course and hit 150 mph earlier than returning the automotive to the car parking zone with no scratch on it, as nothing had ever occurred.
You may take heed to your complete interview with Montgomery right here, or watch it on YouTube beneath.
