Phil Mickelson and Golf Twitter celebrate social media’s most important one-year anniversary ever

With the golf world focused on that wacky staggered leader board at the Tour Championship, many missed social media's most important one-year anniversary ever. You see, it was exactly 12 months prior that Phil Mickelson joined Twitter. And now we can't imagine a world without the five-time major champ's seemingly daily presence on the platform.
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Thankfully, the good people at Skratch didn't forget. And in honor of this momentous occasion, created this brilliant montage featuring some of Phil's finer phiner social media moments. Enjoy, folks:
https://twitter.com/Skratch/status/1164714371563642885
Ahhh, so many great memories in such a short time. Kudos to Skratch for making another masterpiece like they have previously for Anthony Kim (Miss you, AK) and John Daly. Just one correction: Phil isn't one of the best follows of all time, but THE best follow of all time.
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Young Henrik Stenson used to spend his summers hustling kids for ice cream

Many of the game's best golfers got to where they are in part by always playing with something on the line while growing up. As the famous Lee Trevino quote goes, “Pressure is playing for 10 dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket.” Well, apparently, it's the same in Sweden—except youngsters play for ice cream.
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We learned this much from a Throwback Thursday video shared by Henrik Stenson of a young Henrik Stenson. Apparently, the blossoming golfer spent his summer days hustling his friends for the dairy dessert. Have a look and listen:
https://twitter.com/henrikstenson/status/1164580029986213893
Geez, Henrik. With friends like you, who needs enemies?
Seriously, though, that's a cute clip. And many years later, Stenson would win the world's coolest ice cream dish:
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Justin Thomas once got a text from his mom that upset him enough to threaten to delete her number

Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesATLANTA — Atop the FedEx Cup standings—and consequently the leader board going into the first round of the Tour Championship—Justin Thomas is in the best position to win the FedEx Cup and the $15 million that goes with it this week at East Lake. Not that the hefty payout is providing any extra motivation for the already very-rich superstar.
“It’s not going to change my life,” said Thomas, 25, who has already amassed more than $30 million in on-course earnings alone as a pro golfer, to say nothing of millions more in lucrative endorsement deals. “It’s unbelievable, and it’s an extremely substantial amount of money, and how FedEx has stepped up to take care of us players is crazy. [But] money has never driven me. I hope it never will. I play to win trophies and win championships and be the best player to ever walk the planet, and that’s all I play for.”
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