Phil Mickelson's Message After Scottie Scheffler's Open Championship Win is Turning Heads originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Just days after ranting about how being the best golfer in the world doesn't necessarily fulfill him, Scottie Scheffler added another trophy to his mantle on Sunday after winning The Open.

Around that time, Mickelson took a subtle jab while praising Joaquín Niemann's back-to-back LIV Golf wins on X. "Top 5 Try #1," the short and subtle dig aimed at the World No. 1 read.

Scottie Scheffler won his fourth major of the year at The Open, but Phil Mickelson has been forced to backtrack on his prediction that the American would not win this year before the Ryder Cup