I found this ball in the woods...

[scoobydrew813]

Any chance this is Phil's?

Did Phil ever play a ball like the one shown below? I found this deep in the woods at Westfields GC in Clifton, VA, and laughed it off as a joke that someone personalized their ball with his name on it. Once I got home, I googled it and realized that Mickelson was actually at one time sponsored by Bearing Point, so I thought there was a tiny chance this might somehow be his ball. The course is owned and designed by Couples, so I thought it might be possible that this ball is legitimate, like they might have played a round together sometime at the course??? Please don't make fun of me for thinking this is actually his ball, I am just trying to investigate an interesting find. Thanks!

[Mich Nick]

I have never seen a tour pro play a logo ball. It could of been a gift during a Pro-am or something he did for a sponsorship?

[Sawgrass]

Can't be Phil's. He never hits it in the woods.

(Seriously, it seems much more likely that it's actually his than it's likely somebody would go to the trouble and expense of doctoring a ball up to pretend that it's his.)

[golfer.61]

lol, please don't make fun of me....some hack may have gotten it as a souvenir and decided it was not worth anything and put it back in play...

[Supra GTR]

[quote name='Sawgrass' timestamp='1336509764' post='4874596']
Can't be Phil's. He never hits it in the woods.

(Seriously, it seems much more likely that it's actually his than it's likely somebody would go to the trouble and expense of doctoring a ball up to pretend that it's his.)
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He hit it in the woods on the masters. he was just able to find it

[Vindog]

I guess the question now is...Was Phil sponsored by Bearing Point while he was sponsored by Cally?

And if so...why was he playing a proV in a situation where he's not getting paid to play a certain ball? Does that say anything about Cally's balls?

mind blown

[spitfisher]

Could be his, but you are talking pre- callaway days though......Callaway began making balls in 2000 and signed phil as an advisor in 2004 from titleist

[Jimbud]

I'd be more intrigued if it was a Callaway ball. I think the Pro V1 392 was a 2007 model wasn't it?

More likely they were balls given out to Bearing Point associates and customers

[puttapotomus]

If it was Phil's, I would have thought they could have at least gotten his name straight on the ball. Goes all the way across the line.

[PuttLeftHitRight]

That's pretty cool. How far from the tee?

[bpark1210]

Call the course and ask if he's ever played a round there. That should give you a general idea to cross reference his sponsorship years with Bearing Point which I believe was before his Callaway days.

[PuttLeftHitRight]

[color="#333333"]Mickelson has worn the BearingPoint (and KPMG Consulting) logo on his hat starting in 2000 to about 2007.[/color]

[color="#333333"]Here is the complaint he filed against the company:[/color]
[left][size="2"][color="#333333"][url="http://www.courthousenews.com/2007/12/26/Midkelson.pdf"]http://www.courthous...6/Midkelson.pdf[/url][/color][/size][/left]

[GatorNate11]

That would be awesome if it was his.

[PuttLeftHitRight]

If Phil is the nice guy everyone says, he will find this topic and let us know if it is his or not.

[scoobydrew813]

[quote name='PuttLeftHitRight' timestamp='1336523992' post='4876042']
That's pretty cool. How far from the tee?
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About 285 from the back tees, but who knows where it actually went in since it probably hit a bunch of trees

[scoobydrew813]

[quote name='puttapotomus' timestamp='1336521971' post='4875788']
If it was Phil's, I would have thought they could have at least gotten his name straight on the ball. Goes all the way across the line.
[/quote]

The writing IS straight, I just am terrible at holding golf balls sorry.

[paulshack]

i think he means his name doesnt follow the straight line of dimples

[scratchswinger]

Was it next to the hospitality tent way left of the fairway? Or in some thick bamboo?

[Potatohead]

Probably just a promotional thing. I found a similar ball, a Maxfli about 15 years ago with the Shark logo on it and number 00. I thought it might be Norman's but turned out there were lots of them out there.

[PuttLeftHitRight]

[quote name='Potatohead' timestamp='1336601790' post='4883230']
Probably just a promotional thing. I found a similar ball, a Maxfli about 15 years ago with the Shark logo on it and number 00. I thought it might be Norman's but turned out there were lots of them out there.
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Maxfli? This is a Pro v1 with the logo of one of his sponsors.

[Potatohead]

[quote name='PuttLeftHitRight' timestamp='1336601893' post='4883248']
[quote name='Potatohead' timestamp='1336601790' post='4883230']
Probably just a promotional thing. I found a similar ball, a Maxfli about 15 years ago with the Shark logo on it and number 00. I thought it might be Norman's but turned out there were lots of them out there.
[/quote]

Maxfli? This is a Pro v1 with the logo of one of his sponsors.



[/quote]

The ball I found had Norman's Shark logo on it and was the brand of his sponsor at the time. What's your point?

[Br1an02;]

At my home course, I found a Taylormade TP ball with Sergio's number and logo. I know for a fact that Sergio hasn't played this course and I found out they made a bunch of the balls as a promotion.

[PuttLeftHitRight]

[quote name='Potatohead' timestamp='1336602011' post='4883260']
[quote name='PuttLeftHitRight' timestamp='1336601893' post='4883248']
[quote name='Potatohead' timestamp='1336601790' post='4883230']
Probably just a promotional thing. I found a similar ball, a Maxfli about 15 years ago with the Shark logo on it and number 00. I thought it might be Norman's but turned out there were lots of them out there.
[/quote]

Maxfli? This is a Pro v1 with the logo of one of his sponsors.



[/quote]

The ball I found had Norman's Shark logo on it and was the brand of his sponsor at the time. What's your point?
[/quote]

This is not a Phil Mickelson "personal" logo. Who the heck would want a Bearing Point ball?

[CowtownTexas]

Most likely the result of a Bearing Point corporate outing back when they still sponsored him.

[JohnnyB Hips]

I'm pretty sure it is not a ball Phil will play in a tournament. He could be playing that in a pro-am setup or just a promotion when Phil visited that GC. If he did. Or somebody got it from one of his promotional tour and played it there.

[Vindog]

[quote name='PuttLeftHitRight' timestamp='1336604847' post='4883686']This is not a Phil Mickelson "personal" logo. Who the heck would want a Bearing Point ball?
[/quote]

Hell yeah!!

Logo balls fly farther!

[puttapotomus]

[quote name='scoobydrew813' timestamp='1336599574' post='4882974']
[quote name='puttapotomus' timestamp='1336521971' post='4875788']
If it was Phil's, I would have thought they could have at least gotten his name straight on the ball. Goes all the way across the line.
[/quote]

The writing IS straight, I just am terrible at holding golf balls sorry.
[/quote]


Not talking about how you are holding the ball. The name across the orbital line is NOT straight. Bottom of the P in Phil starts on one side of the line and the top of the N in his last name is on the other side....

[RedSide]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned how old that ProV1 is. The old 392 stamped ones with that [b]BOLD[/b] Titleist logo might be 10 years old or so. That being said, it might be his ball. Although, it would have to have been in the woods for quite some time....

[murray002]

ball better have been real hard to find or someone would have found it long time ago

[jabrch]

[quote name='murray002' timestamp='1336633548' post='4886646']
ball better have been real hard to find or someone would have found it long time ago
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Or, more likely, it has been recycled or sold used after being harvested from somewhere.