All a load of waffle for Mickelson

GET ready for the flop-shot breakfast (one fried egg atop a waffle) and the bunker blast breakfast (waffle with sausage gravy) – Phil Mickelson is trying to buy more than 100 Waffle House franchises in the Southeast of the United States.

The Tennessean newspaper first reported Mickelson’s interest in buying a Nashville-based franchisee out of bankruptcy last week: Mickelson’s group, GS Acquisitions LLC, has offered $20.2 million (€14m) in cash and payments over time for the 105-restaurant group that spans four states.

Mickelson and his two associates aren’t just potential Waffle House owners – they’re also fans: