Phil Mickelson's aggressiveness has long been a source of criticism from the media. The fallout from a particularly daring shot that failed in the 2002 Bay Hill Invitational prompted the so-called "Mickelson manifesto," in which he declared he would never change his style just to win a major. Arnold Palmer responded with a supportive note to Mickelson.

"He said, 'I know you're taking a lot of hits right now, but you need to keep playing the way you are,' " Mickelson said.

Palmer, a four-time Masters winner, admitted his aggressive style might have cost him a few tournaments, but it won him many more.

"I felt that he was doing what he thought he had to do and that was the way to do it," Palmer said of the note. "That's all I said. What the hell; if you feel like you can do something, do it. It's still a game. Play it like a game."

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