publication date: Monday, August 14, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)

category: Sports

clue: This famous southpaw has won three of golf's four major championships, but off the green he's better known for arthritis medication commercials and accusations of insider trading.

explanation: Mickelson golfs left-handed and is nicknamed Lefty despite being right-handed. He appears in commercials for Enbrel and was accused of insider trading in 2015 but cleared of wrongdoing. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Jesse King, and Elaine Beckland


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