Phil Mickelson not feeling Ryder Cup pressure despite 2014 bust-up

Phil Mickelson insists he is not under extra pressure to succeed at this weekend’s Ryder Cup after his public taking down of former captain Tom Watson two years ago.

The five-time major winner gave a withering account of Watson’s captaincy at Gleneagles in 2014 as the American legend shared the same table at the losers’ press conference in Scotland.

It has led to Watson’s opposite number Paul McGinley and his 2010 predecessor Colin Montgomerie to state Mickelson will be feeling the most pressure to succeed, given the changes to the USA team’s set-up he brought about by his actions.