Amateur Golf Star's Secret Connection to Phil Mickelson & His Green Jacket Wins Come to Light

Amateur Golf Star's Secret Connection to Phil Mickelson & His Green Jacket Wins Come to Light

For most golfers, just stepping onto the fairways at Augusta National is unforgettable. For Nathan Smith, the four-time US Mid-Amateur champion and current Walker Cup captain, Augusta holds an even more surreal memory. No, it is not the azaleas or the pressure of Magnolia Lane that he remembers. It was finding himself twice in Phil Mickelson‘s practice-round orbit that turned into a storybook coincidence. Smith, speaking on The Uncomfortable Cha…