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Phil Mickelson’s kids are terrified of what he’s going to do on Twitter

Andrew Redington(Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)Phil Mickelson knows how to play to a crowd, so it's not surprising the 48-year-old's long-awaited introduction to Twitter this week incited its share of commotion. Also not surprising: Mickelson's social-media tenor has been…well, that of a 48-year-old. From his first message to the orchestrated banter between he and Tiger Woods, the five-time major winner's account has been the embodiment of a “dad joke.”
Which raises a question: how do Mickelson's kids feel about his new endeavor?
As one can imagine, not great.
“They are nervous,” Mickelson said to laughter on Friday, following a second-round 68 that puts him into the Northern Trust weekend running. “And they should be, you know, rightfully so, because in time, I will mess up. I always kind of ride the line somewhere. Sometimes I cross it. Sometimes not.
“But it's going to be fun. I think it's going to be fun. I'll give it a few weeks, ..

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Golf ball-loving foxes are this Massachusetts course’s most creative new hazard

Of all the things to blow up your scorecard—water, sand, shrubs, roots, rocks, beer, poison ivy, emails, lightning—the least expected has to be a wild animal literally plucking your ball off the green. Just ask Massachusetts golfer Hank Downey, who, in the middle of a round at Springfield Country Club this past weekend, watched helplessly as a fox kit scampered off with his ball following an otherwise decent chip. Good luck getting a ruling on this one, Hank:
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Despite the murky drop protocol, this is still much better than bumping into a gator or a pissed-off goose using the next tee box for a toilet, and Downey, to his credit, seemed more amused than anything else. “They've been at the course all summer,” said the 38-year-old Longmeadow local. “I've seen up to five of them at a time. I've heard the story of them doing the same thing to other golfers' balls.”
Needless to say, seems like there's a bit..

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