No one could have anticipated Phil Mickelson's calves being one of the biggest storylines of the golf season, but here we are. Lefty is a lower leg god, doling out fitness advice and harshly judging fellow tour pros who flex for his approval. But Mickelson has been busy transforming the rest of his body as well.
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Ahead of the Open Championship in July, the 49-year-old talked about a “hard reset” fast that had helped him shed 15 pounds in just 10 days. Unfortunately for Phil, the lower weight didn't lead to lower scores and his PGA Tour season ended at last week's BMW Championship. Instead of teeing it up at East Lake this week, the five-time major champ is catching some sand and waves—and showing off his new beach bod. Here's the photo his sister shared on Tuesday:
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Um, what? Where has the Phil Mickelson who loves Five Guys an..

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Phil Mickelson may not be the golfer he once was, but he assumed the crown of PGA Tour calves king when players were finally allowed to wear shorts during practice rounds earlier this year. And boy, is the five-time major champ wielding his power when it comes to lower-leg supremacy.
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Mickelson posted a funny five-part series of “fitness” videos called “Phil Kwon Do Calves” in the spring and he recently started sharing hikes he's been going on—as if he doesn't do enough walking on the course. So it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that fellow tour pro Scott Stallings searched for calves approval by sending a photo of him in full flex:
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It also shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Mickelson was quick to dagger Scott with this response:
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Poor Scott. The guy is just putting in ..

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Matt Kuchar has had a tough year. Following his now-infamous tipping controversy, Kuch, as he was formerly affectionately known, became the butt of at least half of all golf jokes on the internet—some even told by fellow pros to his face. He got heckled. His grandma was disappointed. He did some soul searching and sought advice from the wise old Jedi master known as Phil, but most importantly, as this hilarious new footage proves, Kuchar sought refuge in the ancient art of dance.
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How you feel about Kuchar these days is totally up to you. Maybe the whole good guy thing rings false now. Maybe you think the Golf Twitter was just turning a bogey into a triple yet again. All we know after watching this video is that the whole thing would have blown over in about five minutes if Kuchar had simply started dancing and never stopped. As soon as the first reports of Kuchar stiffing a local caddie after his Maykoba Golf Classic victory began ..

Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we take Shark Week very seriously now that we are owned by Discovery. However, admittedly, we get far more excited about SNACK Week, which is what Grind video producer Michael Sneeden dubbed these recent days after the pantry on our floor was replenished and re-stocked with new items. And luckily, this gluttonous period is lasting more than a week as the Rice Krispie treats, Pop-Tarts and mini cans of Pringles appear here to stay:
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To reach the heights he has in his NBA career, Joakim Noah had to give 100 percent of his effort every time he stepped on the basketball court. Whether it was in the National Championship game, the Eastern Conference Finals, or a pick up game, you could guarantee Noah would leave it all on the floor.
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So it should come as no surprise that, at 34 years old and in the final act of his career, Noah is still going all out during the off season in an open gym with other NBA stars. In a viral video from a pickup game, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker receives a pass from Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow and immediately goes to work. Just as he begins to make a move, he pump fakes and a voice can be heard yelling “GO Snell!” That's the voice of Noah, who is telling Detroit Pistons guard Tony Snell to run over and double team Booker in the corner.
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