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Phil Mickelson calls two-shot penalty on himself at the Greenbrier

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Phil Mickelson received a two-shot penalty for the second tournament running at the Greenbrier

Phil Mickelson was handed a two-shot penalty for the second successive tournament after a bizarre incident at the Greenbrier.

Three weeks on from Mickelson being penalised for intentionally putting a moving ball at the US Open, the five-time major champion caused further controversy during the final round in West Virginia.

Flashback: Mickelson's US Open maddness
Flashback: Mickelson's US Open maddness

Relive Phil Mickelson's penalty from the third round of the US Open.

Mickelson got off to a poor start, missing from 10 feet to save par at the first and failing to get up-and-down from a bunker at the fourth before getting embroiled in another unwanted incident at the seventh.

The 47-year-old tapped down the fescue in front of the tee box before firing his tee shot on to the fairway, breaching Rule 13-2 which states a player can't improve his line of play.

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Mickelson immediately realised his mistake and reported himself to a rules official, which resulted in him receiving a two-stroke penalty and carding a double-bogey six.

"I wasn't really thinking," Mickelson said after his round. I just had a few bonehead moves today. It was just one of those things that I wasn't really paying attention or thinking.

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