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Phil Mickelson's conduct at US Open questioned by pros on Twitter

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Phil Mickelson incurred a two-shot penalty for opting to hit his ball while it was still moving in a bizarre incident that led to a sextuple-bogey 10

The 118th US Open is in the books, but the biggest talking point from the tournament was the incident involving Phil Mickelson on the 13th in the third round.

Mickelson knowingly incurred a two-shot penalty when, after missing a putt for bogey, he ran after his ball and knocked it back towards the hole before it had a chance to run off the green.

The left-hander was unrepentant afterwards as he explained his actions, which resulted in a sextuple-bogey 10, admitting he deliberately hit a moving ball to avoid a potentially-tricky up-and-down from behind the front bunker.

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Phil Mickelson admitted he was happy to accept a two-shot penalty for hitting a moving ball, but he denied claims of disrespect to the US Open

He was penalised under Rule 14-5 by the USGA, although they could have implemented a couple of other rules which would have resulted in Mickelson being disqualified - which many observers felt should have been the case.

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