{"id":38007,"date":"2026-01-18T07:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/what-phil-mickelson-really-thinks-about-vijay-singhs-return-to-the-pga-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T07:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:21:00","slug":"what-phil-mickelson-really-thinks-about-vijay-singhs-return-to-the-pga-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/what-phil-mickelson-really-thinks-about-vijay-singhs-return-to-the-pga-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"What Phil Mickelson really thinks about Vijay Singh&#8217;s return to the PGA Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/what-phil-mickelson-really-thinks-about-vijay-singhs-return-to-the-pga-tour\/#Phil_Mickelson_shares_his_thoughts_on_Vijay_Singhs_Sony_Open_performance\" >Phil Mickelson shares his thoughts on Vijay Singh&#8217;s Sony Open performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/what-phil-mickelson-really-thinks-about-vijay-singhs-return-to-the-pga-tour\/#Vijay_Singh_shows_hes_still_on_the_PGA_Tour\" >Vijay Singh shows he&#8217;s still on the PGA Tour<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vijay Singh&#8217;s choice to use his PGA Tour card for the 2026 season drew a lot of criticism early on, but some minds are starting to change after seeing his play so far at the Sony Open in Hawaii.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old is tied for 32nd place at Waialae, shooting a second-round 68 to bookend a 70 and head into Sunday at 4 under.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Singh took advantage of the career money exemption this year, allowing him to play in most of the full-field events marking his return to the PGA Tour. Although this decision was not widely accepted at first, he seems well enough to stick with his decision.<\/p>\n<p>His performance in Hawaii suggests he still has a lot left in the tank. It also showed that age hasn&#8217;t completely robbed him of his skill set and shot-making ability.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Phil_Mickelson_shares_his_thoughts_on_Vijay_Singhs_Sony_Open_performance\"><\/span>Phil Mickelson shares his thoughts on Vijay Singh&#8217;s Sony Open performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo credit: Tracy Wilcox\/PGA TOUR, Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Phil Mickelson understands what it&#8217;s like to be the oldest player on the field. The High Flyers captain, who turns 56 in June, holds that title on the LIV golf circuit.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Mickelson had battled with Singh during his time on the PGA Tour and wasn&#8217;t shy about showing his respect for the Fijian&#8217;s continued commitment to the sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is incredibly talented and one of the hardest working people I have ever seen,&#8221; the 56-year-old wrote in X.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vijay_Singh_shows_hes_still_on_the_PGA_Tour\"><\/span>Vijay Singh shows he&#8217;s still on the PGA Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Singh quieted much of the criticism that came with his decision to accept his PGA Tour card this season.<\/p>\n<p>His last appearance in a regular PGA Tour event was at the 2021 Honda Classic, so it was understandable that some wondered if that meant anything.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old certainly earned the right to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by career money waivers, just as Brooks Koepka did under different circumstances earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>But he&#8217;s proving he&#8217;s not out of place. He even managed to qualify where players like Collin Morikawa and Keegan Bradley couldn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s four strokes out of the top 10, and given how many names are ahead of him, it&#8217;s unlikely he&#8217;ll close that gap. But just getting through all 72 holes would be a great start to his season.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising to see Singh go all week without an over-par round.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vijay Singh&#8217;s choice to use his PGA Tour card for the 2026 season drew a lot of criticism early on, but some minds are starting to change after seeing his play so far at the Sony Open in Hawaii. The 62-year-old is tied for 32nd place at Waialae, shooting a second-round 68 to bookend a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":{"0":"post-38007","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}