See what Phil Mickelson admits to stealing from Augusta National Golf Club, multiple times

It's called "Story time with Phil." And this time Phil Mickelson told one that officials at hallowed Augusta National Golf Club might not appreciate.

Mickelson created another controversy Thursday by posting a video in which the LIV golfer admits to stealing a sign at the Masters in 2004 so he could continue a drill he used on the east range at Augusta National, one he believes helped him win that year.

Mickelson would lay down towels on a range from different distances up to 175 yards. He then hit shots "over and over to build a reference point."

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The drill improved his game and led to him winning his first major, the 2004 Masters. "This is kind of now my routine," he said.

When Mickelson returned to the Masters in 2005, a sign appeared on the spot where he started the drill that read: EAST PRACTICE TEE FOR SHORT GAME PRACTICE ONLY.

Only one thing to do: Steal the sign under the cover of darkness.

"After the Champions Dinner, I let all the champions leave first, and I go down Magnolia Lane and I park the car, and I kind of crawl under the magnolias, and I take that sign and I wiggle and I wiggle and I lift and I yank it out and I throw it in the back of my SUV. Off I go.

"So I show up the next morning and there’s no sign there. I start hitting my shots. I do my towel drill and I do it all week long."

Mickelson told the story while sitting in a golf cart.

The next year, Mickelson returns to the same area to do his towel drill and the sign has reappeared. Mickelson goes through the same routine after the Champions Dinner to once again steal the sign.

This time, the sign returned the next day.

“I show up the next day and I’m going to go do my towel drill and there’s another sign there," he said. "So it never dawned on me there are cameras everywhere and there’s some video of me crawling under these magnolias with the guys saying, ‘Look at this idiot, like what’s he doing?' ”

Mickelson concludes the 2 1/2 minute video by making light of his gambling issues:

"A lot of you might bet that's not a true story," he said. "Now I'm not a betting man so I'm not going take it, but I wouldn't do that because, it's a true story."

Mickelson then held up the sign.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Phil Mickelson admits to crawling under magnolias to steal signs at Masters