Phil Mickelson's Entourage star turn
As you may have heard, Phil Mickelson was on HBO's Entourage last night. We haven't tracked down the complete video yet, but you can see a quick clip of Phil in the video summary on this page, and you can read the contrived plot here.
I'm several episodes behind in my viewing, but I fast-forwarded through the on-demand replay this morning, and essentially, it went like this: Ari challenges a movie executive to a game of golf with hopes of winning a spot for Vince in an upcoming movie. The exec has an ace coach in Lefty, however, so Ari is doomed from the start.
Not a lot of great lines for Phil in his HBO debut, but his delivery was OK, if not exactly inspired. Two highlights, such as they were: At the start, Phil walks up as the "surprise" coach and says, "Hey partner. Is this whose ass we're going to kick today?" At the end (I won't ruin the fiendishly clever plot twist), they gave Phil a punchline. Ari, facing a chip he must make on 18, asks Phil if he has any advice. "Pray," Mickelson replied.
What did you think of Phil's performance? Would Tiger ever agree to a similar opportunity, and if so, would he agree to drop an A-bomb like Mickelson? Let us know what you thought of the show by leaving a comment below.
(Photo: HBO.com)
Posted by: Roy Johnson | Oct 21, 2008 6:22:36 AM
Get Bagger Vance! Philbob will really need him to fix this his whole game.
Posted by: JMD | Oct 19, 2008 10:27:47 PM
OMG stfu how can Anyone say that Phil isn't AWESOME!!!!!! yuo guys must not watch tv a hole lot. He's gonna win all four grand slams nexy year garanteed!
Posted by: You | Oct 18, 2008 9:32:21 PM
JMD's obviously an optimistic fanboy of Phil's (by fanboy, I mean hired goon). Phil's acting on Entourage was the same "deer in the headlights" routine we see every time he's getting interviewed by someone, whether it's the press tent or with David Feherty. He could stand to be a little looser with a camera around. It always seems like Phil's way of talking is like there's someone standing by, listening to what he's saying with a cattle prod in case he messes up (I suspect it's Butch). The whole "Like me, he plays better as a lefty" line didn't sell me at all. It's like he worked on that episode as well as he worked on his game for major contention this year. But hey, at this rate, I'd rather see him as a TV star than a golfer.
Posted by: eric marson | Oct 15, 2008 12:21:57 AM
they're playing trump national in rancho palos verdes.
Posted by: zachary cooper | Oct 14, 2008 10:42:10 PM
Anyone know which course they are playing in this episode?
Posted by: JMD | Oct 14, 2008 7:11:22 PM
Phil is Awesome and just agreeing to do this shows how Cool he is. Look out in 2009 I predict his best year ever!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: LT | Oct 14, 2008 2:28:20 PM
Good to see phil is working on his guns. Getting outdrove by 5-10, 160 pounds AK must've been hard to accept. J/K, we love you phil.
Posted by: dave stephens | Oct 14, 2008 11:05:03 AM
tiger, an a-bomb... is that a trick question ? as many times as he has dropped the screaming gd-bomb during a tournament
Posted by: Eli Miller | Oct 13, 2008 5:35:46 PM
I've posted a review of the episode on our website, please feel free to check it out. Thanks.