PHIL Mickelson claimed he was upset by a new report labeling the worst run city in America.
Golf legend Mickelson, 55, was born in California in the city of San Diego.
Phil Mickelson in action during last week’s US Open at Oakmont[/caption]
The golf icon now plays on the Liv Tour and has won six majors during his career[/caption]
He has won six major titles during his golf career and traveled the world.
But a report about another city in California left him disappointed.
A post on X from Fox News cited a report and said San Francisco was the worst-run major city in America.
Mickelson said, “This is really sad and disappointing.
“It’s such a beautiful place to be ruined by poor leadership.”
The Fox News report cites research by WalletHub.
It measured “the effectiveness of local leadership by determining a city’s operating efficiency.”
San Francisco came 148th out of 148 in the study.
WalletHub reporter Adam McCann said, “We can learn how well city officials manage and spend public funds by comparing the quality of the services residents receive against the city’s total budget.”
Next after San Francisco were Detroit in 147th, Oakland in 146th and New York 145th.
Philadelphia was ranked 144th while Baltimore was 143rd.
At the other end, Provo in Utah was ranked the best-run city in America.
Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi told Fox, “We’ve always believed in getting the fundamentals right.
“Delivering quality education, maintaining safe neighborhoods, ensuring well-maintained infrastructure, and practicing responsible fiscal stewardship.
“This national ranking validates that approach and shows that when you focus on providing exceptional core services efficiently.
“The results speak for themselves: residents prosper, businesses flourish, and our entire community thrives.”
Mickelson has grown up on the West Coast and spent a lot of time in the neighboring state of Arizona.
He won his first major at the Masters in 2004, which was the first of his three green jackets.
Mickelson is also a two-time PGA Championship winner and an Open Championship victor in 2013.
He finished second six times in the US Open between 1999 and 2013.
