Phil Mickelson remains in his self-appointed penalty box, although a Monday statement from his agent Steve Loy conveyed that Mickelson may be nearing a return.
Phil Mickelson, out of the public eye for more than two months in the wake of inflammatory comments about the upstart Saudi-backed golf league, has filed for a release from the PGA Tour to play in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event
Golf greats Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have dropped strong hints about their next Major championship starts with both submitting applications to the US Open.
Speaking to the media during his annual press conference, Ridley said that Mickelson’s absence at the 2022 Masters came from Mickelson and Mickelson alone.
After insulting the Saudi Government and openly admitting he was using the now named LIV Golf Invitational Series as leverage against the PGA Tour’s “obnoxious greed”, you might have thought Phil Mickelson would be persona non grata to the breakaway league.
The subject of “transparency” in relation to the tour’s business – be it financials, the levying of player fines and suspensions, or even the results of voting for Player of the Year – has become a growing topic of discussion in recent weeks and was reiterated on Tuesday in a press conference at TPC Sawgrass.
The Players Championship boasts the best field in golf, but the player who dominated commissioner Jay Monahan’s press conference Wednesday (AEDT) is one who isn’t here.
PGA Tour players and officials discussed a number of topics regarding the tour’s future in a mandatory players meeting on Wednesday (AEDT) ahead of the Honda Classic at PGA National.
The viability of a golf league to compete with the PGA Tour has always hinged on a single point: How many tour pros would be willing to play on the rival circuit?
Rory McIlroy harshly criticised Phil Mickelson’s controversial comments regarding the PGA Tour and the rumoured Saudi-backed golf league, calling them “naive, selfish, egotistical, arrogant.”