Of the 11 players that initially were part of the lawsuit filed in August, only three remain: Australia’s Matt Jones, Peter Uihlein and Bryson DeChambeau.
It became the trendy question to ask on social media in the wake of the PGA Tour’s most recent changes to its schedule and bonus programs: was Phil Mickelson right?
Phil was right. Of course, Monsieur Mickelson went about things in entirely the wrong way, which is typical of a complex, contradictory character who so often has been his own worst enemy.
Even the drastic schedule changes and dramatic purse and bonus increases coming to the PGA Tour, there’s a chance players who defected to LIV Golf may reconsider their choices and want to go back.
Golf great Phil Mickelson has redeemed himself to Australia’s Lucas Herbert 11 years after denying him an autograph at the 2011 Presidents Cup in Melbourne.
The task at St Andrews Opens is to provoke the best players in the world into displaying their peerless talents to the most evocative extent – no matter the winning score.
Had Phil Mickelson played one of his previous 30 US Opens like he played this press conference – measured, reserved, conservative, straight – he might have this national championship to his name.
Australian Golf Digest
