Phil Disclosure

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Mickelson endorses Five Guys over In-N-Out ... turns out he owns the rights to franchises in OC.

At The Players Championship last week, Phil Mickelson made a big statement when he told the press that he preferred Five Guys Burgers and Fries over In-N-Out Burger.
“I grew up on In-N-Out,” said Mickelson, who admitted he had gone to Five Guys for six days in a row. “I thought that was the best burger until I had Five Guys. That is hands down the best burger I’ve ever had.”
Mickelson’s comments certainly hit a nerve as the Five Guys vs. In-N-Out debate is the modern day fast food feud that used to be all about McDonald’s vs. Burger King.
On the surface, it appeared like another free food endorsement from Phil, whose photo of him picking up Krispy Kremes in his Masters jacket in Augusta the day after he won drummed up millions of dollars worth of publicity for the doughnut chain.
It turned out it wasn’t.
Yesterday, fellow golfer Stewart Cink, a big fan of In-N-Out whose Twitter profile shows him eating an In-N-Out burger and fries, directed this tweet at AP golf writer Doug Ferguson.
Yesterday, fellow golfer Stewart Cink, a big fan of In-N-Out, directed this tweet at AP golf writer Doug Ferguson.
“Keep in mind, PM owns SoCal rights to FiveGuys. Biased argument?”
Cink wasn’t far off.
T.R. Reinman, spokesman for Gaylord Sports Management, which represents Mickelson, confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday that Mickelson is in fact part of a group that has purchased the rights for Five Guys franchises in Orange County.
It depends on how much Mickelson will attach his name to the Five Guys franchises, but if he fully endorses the product, it could be a huge boost as Five Guys moves into In-N-Out territory.
In-N-Out is family owned and has about 250 locations, mostly in California, where the franchise started 62 years ago. More than 20 of their locations are in Orange County.

 

[Pancamo]

Not a big fan of Fake Phil but I agree with him on the Five Guys/In and Out argument.

 

[KJIM]

Five Guys rocks.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

I have never seen or heard of either one of these joints.
The price of living in a backwoods paradise I guess.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

In the end it's just a burger. They're good, but that's what burgers are. Hell the ones I grill myself are usually better if I put any effort in.

 

[poindexter]

I have never heard of five guys, and apparently there is one 15 miles from my house.

In and Out is the most overrated, over-talked about thing in the history of SportsJournalists.com.

 

[Ace]

I have never heard of five guys, and apparently there is one 15 miles from my house.

In and Out is the most overrated, over-talked about thing in the history of SportsJournalists.com.

I would have said major-league baseball, but you could be right.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

I'll give a thumbs up to 5 Guys. Burgers are very good, and you certainly never leave wanting for fries.

 

[hondo]

Let's not forget the fact that Phil was right. He's left his In and Out past, but at least he's backing a winner.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

You mean this guy can't lay off hamburgers?

I'm shocked.

 

[MonsterLobster]

I feel better knowing I'm not the only person who wouldn't mind eating giant, greasy fast food burgers every day for a week a couple times a year.