'Only thing of mine on fire this week' - Phil Mickelson’s hotel struck by lightning

Even by Phil Mickelson’s standards, his preparations for Sunday’s final round of the BMW Championship at Medinah, outside Chicago, were a little too exciting for comfort.

'Only thing of mine on fire this week' - Phil Mickelson’s hotel struck by lightning

Even by Phil Mickelson’s standards, his preparations for Sunday’s final round of the BMW Championship at Medinah, outside Chicago, were a little too exciting for comfort.

Lefty revealed via Twitter that he - and others - were forced to evacuate their hotel in the small hours of Sunday morning after it was struck by lightning!

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