Full Story of Phil Mickelson Telling Jake Owen “Go F-ck Yourself.”
WARNING: Language
We’d love to think that legendary golf pro Phil Mickelson hauled off and told Jake Owen “Go fuck yourself” recently for putting out garbage country music songs like “Beachin'” or for saying he’s collaborating with Lil Nas X on a hip-hop song. But the truth of the matter is the spat had to do with Phil’s primary occupation, not Jake’s.
On April 1st, Jake Owen was on Barstool Sports, and told a story about attending golfer Jordan Spieth’s wedding last November. After downing some liquid courage, Jake deciding to accost Phil Mickelson about the universally-panned Pay Per View golf match he participated in with Tiger Woods last year.
“I did give Phil Mickelson a lot of shit,” Jake Owen says. “Phil was [at the wedding] and it was the day after he played Tiger. I had a few cocktails, and I saw him across the room, and I was like, ‘I gotta go tell this guy what I think.’ So I walked over to him and I was like, ‘Hey Phil, you owe me fuckin’ $29.99 for wasting four hours of my life on the shittiest golf I’ve ever seen. You guys hyped this whole thing up about this big match. You guys couldn’t even make three birdies between the two of you.’ I’m like, ‘I want my $29.99 back, and apologize to me for some shitty golf.'”
On his toes, Phil Mickelson pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket, thumbs out a $100 bill, and tells Jake Owen, “Yeah, I won 90,000 of these yesterday. Take $100 and go fuck yourself.”
Some thought the story might be an April Fools joke since it was posted on April 1st, but hours after the interview was published, Phil Mickelson confirmed via Twitter that the conversation did in fact happen. The way Jake Owen told the story definitely gave the impression that the moment was confrontational, causing fans of the respective celebrities to feel their hero had been disrespected. Then of course the media got swarming around the story, with some choosing sides.
But late Tuesday evening (4-2), Jake Owen clarified that the whole incident was in good nature, at least from his perspective. “A lot of media outlets used the story as click bait. It was all in good fun and we both laughed about it,” Jake said. “Phil is one of the greatest players of all time and a class act.”
That’s a shame, because Phil Mickelson probably did deserve to get some shit for the Pay Per View golf event, and Jake Own probably does deserve a razzing for some of his “country” music selections. But either way, it still makes for a pretty good story.
Jake Owen just released a brand new album Greetings From Jake on March 29th, and like most Jake albums, there some good, and some bad. Saving Country Music review (possibly) forthcoming.
Rob
April 3, 2019 @ 10:17 am
Jake Owen frustrates me to no end. He releases great songs like “Startin’ With Me” and “What We Ain’t Got” but then releases garbage like “Beachin” and “8 Second Ride.”
Trigger
April 3, 2019 @ 11:21 am
Jake Owen knows what’s right and wrong in country music, unlike some of the knuckleheads like Florida Georgia Line. I think he wants to make good music, but also likes the kind of standard of living that allows you to be invited to the weddings of golf pros, so he bites down, swallows hard, and records what radio wants.
Lil Dale savin country music hall of fame member class of 2015
April 3, 2019 @ 12:07 pm
hay trigg are we still doin the savin country music sellebraty golf turny agin this yeer? I have not reseeved the envite yet
albert
April 3, 2019 @ 1:19 pm
that’s not Lil Dale .
Lil Dale would never be able to spell ‘envite’………..
This is someone smarter posing as Lil Dale again .
Like mainstream ‘country’ music , there’s a lotta Lil Dale clones around .
Bruce Bremer
April 29, 2019 @ 5:28 am
Yeah. Sometimes you have to pander to maintain a career. I like Jake. He’s like a big ol’ puppy who just wants to please everyone.
Doyle Hargraves
April 3, 2019 @ 10:34 am
Phil should have given him one of his high roundhouse kicks and sent him flying back to his double wide dream trailer sittin back in the holler on the deep water
Angelo Rinaldi
April 3, 2019 @ 10:35 am
On the whole I kinda enjoy Jake’s new album.
Fiddle Me This
April 3, 2019 @ 6:22 pm
Same
JB-Chicago
April 3, 2019 @ 8:12 pm
Gave it a spin the other day and I noticed a few tunes that were ok and a bunch of annoying ones. Like Trig says some guys HAVE to play both sides of the fence even though they’d rather not. It is what it is but it won’t make my rotation. Too much better stuff to listen to.
Jake
April 3, 2019 @ 11:02 am
This has been so overblown by other media outlets. If you listen to the whole interview he went on to say that the next time he saw him, Phil said he loved it and thought it was funny.
Trigger
April 3, 2019 @ 11:23 am
What’s stupid about the media overblowing this is that it’s an excellent story even though the guys were just screwing around. Barstool Sports didn’t do them any favors though by just posting an edited clip.
63guild
April 3, 2019 @ 12:06 pm
Barstool sports is one of the worst. I honestly can’t stand those guys
scott
April 3, 2019 @ 12:36 pm
Barstool is great!
KGD
April 3, 2019 @ 11:08 am
If true, great comeback by Phil.
Bruce Bremer
April 29, 2019 @ 5:35 am
Yeah, but he’s down $100. Nice hustle by Jake.
KGD
April 29, 2019 @ 7:10 am
He can probably find that in his couches.
Corncaster
April 3, 2019 @ 11:16 am
Good to see men acting like men again.
Charlie
April 3, 2019 @ 11:32 am
And what was Jake Owen’s best effort from 2018? I was Jack and you were Diane?
Jake Owen can’t even hold Jason Aldean’s gig bag, and that’s in his own field. He doesn’t need to be talking to one of the 12 best golfers ever about anything golf related. The only thing Phil shoulda said to him is, ‘Take a hike, son.’
Dan
April 4, 2019 @ 3:23 pm
Jason Aldean sucks, worst thing in country music right now.
Desperado Destry
April 3, 2019 @ 11:51 am
Reminds me of Happy Gilmore and Bob Parker… I can see it going down that way too. Except here Jake Owen would be Happy.
Fiddle Me This
April 3, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
Why post this? They were just joking around… no bad blood between them. Stop being a gossip reporter Trig. Instead of this article we could have gotten an album review from a great independent artist who would have loved the shout out!
Trigger
April 3, 2019 @ 3:26 pm
Kiss off, Hey Arnold. If you’re going to troll these comments sections, use the same handle. Final warning.
Seth of Lampasas
April 3, 2019 @ 6:32 pm
How do you know this is Hey Arnold? Arnold only talks up mainstream artists and mainstream radio and he writes and looks gay af…
Fiddle Me This
April 3, 2019 @ 12:04 pm
I’m no Jake Owen fan or stan…. but Down to the Honkytonk is such a jam. Literally his best single from recent memory. Kind of traditional. As traditional as Five o’clock Somewhere by Legend Alan Jackson, that’s for sure.
Mike
April 4, 2019 @ 4:33 pm
Down to the Honkytonk is “traditional?”
It must hurt being that freaking stupid.
Fiddle Me This
April 4, 2019 @ 9:52 pm
I said sort of traditional… As traditional as Five o’clock somewhere.. Then yes. It’s probably one of the more “country sounding” songs that Jake has ever released as a SINGLE… It’s not the best song in the world… but its fun and catchy. It doesn’t take it’s self too seriously, and neither should you… Mike
Mike
April 5, 2019 @ 8:33 am
It’s okay, I sure as hell don’t take you seriously, that’s for sure.
Benny Lee
April 3, 2019 @ 12:10 pm
This is a disturbing story on multiple levels:
– Jake Owen has a career in “country”
– Phil Mickelson, of all people, is the cool person in this story
– people pay money to watch golf
albert
April 3, 2019 @ 1:22 pm
How is Jake Owen ANYTHING ?
There’s just nothing of any significance going on there whatsoever ……
Colter
April 3, 2019 @ 1:51 pm
The only redeeming thing Jake has about him is that he likes Tony Martinez.
Keaton
April 3, 2019 @ 2:27 pm
I just heard Dillion Carmichael on the radio. Is today a good day or what?
Seth of Lampasas
April 3, 2019 @ 6:34 pm
That’s pretty sweet
Brett
April 3, 2019 @ 3:05 pm
Alot of Jakes tunes are a little immature for a nearly 40 yr old dude to be singing. Similar to Keith Urban singing about falling in love with a 15 yr old in the back of a cop car! Lol…but i have enjoyed a lot of his songs. The new album is harmless for the most part and i agree with many, Down to the Honky Tonk is probably the catchiest tune ive heard in awhile. Im a sucker that 70s phaser guitar and bass thump i guess.
DJ
April 3, 2019 @ 3:25 pm
I don’t know either one of them but how can you not appreciate that kind of come back.
On the bright side of legitimate (sports and country music) though she could have made a better choice IMO.
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Colter
April 3, 2019 @ 4:07 pm
Also I was just scrolling through yahoo news and saw a story just like this but was promoting lil nas fucktard collaborating with Jake Owen and how kicking him off of the country charts was obviously racist. I’m descending further into madness.
King Honky Of Crackershire
April 3, 2019 @ 6:24 pm
Every time I hear Jake sing, I think, “Wow, I had no idea that upper middle class dudes from Vero beach, who grew up playing golf, sounded that redneck.”
Seth of Lampasas
April 3, 2019 @ 6:48 pm
What’s up Honk? Haven’t posted at you in a while. Hope you’re doing good old-timer. My question for you is why are you so hung up on geography? I’ve noticed this type of comment coming from you pretty often. The population trends and advanced communications of the last 30 years have made it increasingly less likely that country artists are going to emerge from rural backgrounds. It’s also a lot easier to experience the rural life, even tho a singer may not hail from a rural area.
King Honky Of Crackershire
April 3, 2019 @ 7:50 pm
I’m not hung up on geography. I’m just making fun of people who sing with accents that they don’t actually have.
Think about how odd this is. They don’t want to sing real C(c)ountry Music, but they insist on singing with a drawl, as if that makes them country.
Seth of Lampasas
April 3, 2019 @ 8:51 pm
Ok I see what you mean now. You know that brings to mind an article I read WAY back in the day about an athlete (I think) who gave an interview, and he talked about how he was going to pursue a country music career after his athletic career was over. The interviewer asked him if he had a history with music. His answer was “Yeah, but I need to work on my accent.”
On the flip side, this isn’t a new phenomenon, and it’s not limited to country music. When Elton John was on Inside The Actor’s Studio Lipton asked him why he sings with an American accent. I’m paraphrasing his response here, but it went something like “I grew up listening to B.B. King, and all the other blues greats, and I wanted to be like them, so why would I sing with a Westchester accent? Could you imagine how ridículous that would sound?”. I understand why it seems odd to people like us who have natural country accents, but I don’t believe its a put-on or something that should be viewed negatively, because when you’re pursuing something you love — you try to emulate it.
JB-Chicago
April 4, 2019 @ 7:39 am
At least he’s consistent, he makes fun of Whitey for the same thang….lol
See what I did there?
RD
April 4, 2019 @ 11:17 am
I’ve heard several British Invasion singers say that they were instructed by their managers to adopt more of a generic American accent in order to appeal to American audiences.
The Original WTF Guy
April 4, 2019 @ 11:05 am
“Don’t sing with a fake British accent…don’t act like your family’s a joke…”
Outfit – Drive By Truckers (Jason Isbell)
Blackh4t
April 4, 2019 @ 12:20 pm
One of Isbell’s better songs, such a vivid picture.
Although, somewhat ironically being a painter in Australia means being in demand and making good/not bad money.
Bruce Bremer
April 29, 2019 @ 5:33 am
You mean like the Beatles singing with a North American accent?
hoptowntiger94
April 3, 2019 @ 8:27 pm
Who the fuck is Jake Owens?
Does he write Eric Church songs too?
Heyday
April 4, 2019 @ 11:42 am
Golf. Ugh. As Steve Earle says, I’m morally opposed to a sport that attracts that many Republicans.
the realist
April 6, 2019 @ 9:20 am
If that’s the case, I’m sure you’d feel more comfortable at a male ice dancing event..
Michigan Country Music
April 4, 2019 @ 5:03 pm
I’ve always liked Jake Owen’s music, well not all of it, but he showed some early promise before seemingly going the Kenny Chesney Lite path of beach songs although he never really fully committed to that lane. Each album has offered a handful of pretty good songs, although he did quickly seem to hit his ceiling shortly after the runaway success of Barefoot Blue Jean.
The story is sorta funny. I hate the most that he went on Barstool (a terrible corner of the internet) and probably thought he was being cool, edgy and bro’y by telling a story with swear words.
the realist
April 6, 2019 @ 9:13 am
If Jake Owen feels that Mickelson owes him $29.99 for wasting 4 hours of his life for shitty golfing, well then, Jake Owen owes every everyone that’s attended one of his concerts a refund for shitty music..
Diamond Girl
April 7, 2019 @ 10:46 pm
And they say girls are catty, you guys do crack me up with your responses. This is Funny !!! they were both Toasted at the wedding where this exchange occurred. For Jake to go over and say that,,,,,, is probably what several people who watched the event were thinking but would not do it. Phil’s response was great!! They should have invited Phil to the ACM’s , and then filmed clips of him throwing Benjamins around the tables in the casino 🙂
Woogeroo
April 8, 2019 @ 9:39 am
Who?