First Encounters: Phil's Media Savvy and Early Charm

Why did one of the greatest golfers ever turn on his own legacy to become a culture warrior with a T-rex skull? His definitive chronicler, Alan Shipnuck, re-visits the many scandals of "a master manipulator" — and uncovers a pattern among Trump-era men who just want the juice.

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