Phil Mickelson dishes scorching hot Scottie Scheffler take

Phil Mickelson fired the shot on the athletes' championship Sunday.

Shortly after Joaquin Niemann won his second Liv golf title of the season in Singapore, Mickelson called the Chilean the best player in the world at X.

His tweet was in response to a post from Torque GC. Neiman claimed to be in the top five. A player in the world now.

Neiman got off to a solid start to his Liv golf season as his five-shot victory in Singapore marked his second LIV golf title in 2025.

Datagolf currently lists Niemann As the 14th most player in the world.

However, on this platform, Scotty Schaeffler sits above the rankings. Any golf fan and critic will tell you that Schaeffler is the best player on the planet. In particular, we'll consider what he did on the PGA Tour last year. He also acquired two of the last three masters, which solidified him on top of the sport.

Nevertheless, Mickelson Tweet Posted by CBS analyst Trevor Immelman Long weather delays at Player Championship.

Mickelson then called out Schaeffler:

“This is a hot take,” Mickelson said.

“Scott will win 2025 before the Ryder Cup? I don't think so.”

Perhaps Mickelson's prediction is true, but all signs point to Schaeffler's victory before that. He arrives at all events that he plays as a massive favorite and as a beat man. He also hits the ball from the tee-to-green, but he has had some struggles on the green, similar to his first few weeks of the historic 2024 season.

But when you break it down, Niemann doesn't have a resume that will abdicate Schaeffler as the world's No. 1. At least not so yet.

Knights of the Grilled egg Matched resumes for both players From the 16 majors that the two played together:

Plus, despite his talent, Neimann has yet to score a top-10 finish in the majors. His best result came in 2023 when he finished 16th at Augusta National. But it's a bit of a matter of labeling Neiman as the best player in the world until, or at least, he wins something big.

Jack Mirco is a golf staff writer who plays SB Nation. Follow him with x @jack_milko.