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In a tweet posted over the weekend regarding potential penalties facing LIV Golf members who seek to return to the PGA Tour, Mickelson wrote the matter is “a colossal waste of time”.
This isn’t a groundbreaking statement, but no golfer is more polarising than Phil Mickelson. Just two years ago, after winning the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah, Lefty was up there among the most beloved athletes on earth and since then … well, let’s just say he’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Mickelson’s LIV Golf saga Read more…
Watch this useful chipping tip from Phil Mickelson, who hilariously urged golf fans to “put personal feelings aside” in reference to LIV Golf tensions.
In a federal lawsuit filed at the end of last week in district court in New Jersey, Cool Brands Supply, a corporation in Argentina that specialises in skateboard lifestyle merchandise, accused LIV Golf and Mickelson of using a “nearly identical logo”.
Mickelson appeared to be calling out the fact that a handful of LIV golfers who were not in the PGA Championship field are ranked higher on the Official World Golf Ranking than at least one golfer who will be competing, Beau Hossler, ranked 128th.
Gooch’s situation highlights the growing pressure on the Official World Golf Ranking to remain relevant when it comes to qualifying for the men’s Majors.
The debate over whether LIV Golf events should receive Official World Golf Ranking Points has been raging on Golf Twitter for about a year now, so why do we care about the latest installment on Monday? Because it involved Phil Mickelson and Colt Knost.
“Golf, But Louder” is the catchphrase. And fans at LIV Golf Adelaide pumped up the volume as American Talor Gooch turned on the afterburners with another scintillating round of 62 to establish a commanding 10-stroke lead at The Grange Golf Club.