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Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
PGA Tour denies Saudi release requests
Australian golfing great Greg Norman has said he has been given an extra $US2billion ($A2.9 billion) in funding from Saudi Arabia to build his rebel series of 54-hole events into a full league by 2024.
11 May 2022
Westwood seeks release to play LIV Golf Invitational
Lee Westwood has broken his silence on the Greg Norman led, Saudi-backed breakaway circuit and confirmed he's requested a release to play the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event next month.
5 May 2022
Mickelson comments hurt new league: Norman
Greg Norman has declared that Phil Mickelson's controversial comments complicated matters for the lucrative new golf league he is fronting that is backed by Saudi Arabian investment.
3 May 2022
Mickelson signs up for trio of events
Phil Mickelson has signed up for the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open, and his manager asked the PGA Tour for permission to play in a Saudi-funded golf tournament outside London without saying whether the six-time major winner will play any of them.
26 Apr 2022
Mickelson not 'disinvited' from Masters
Phil Mickelson hasn't been "disinvited" from the 86th Masters, according to the tournament chairman Fred Ridley.
7 Apr 2022
Mickelson absent from Masters player list
Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson reportedly will not play the Masters next month, scheduled from April 7-10, which would mark his first time missing the prestigious major since 1994.
22 Mar 2022
Dustin Johnson explains SGL rejection
Dustin Johnson has addressed his reported interest in the Super Golf League for the first time since affirming his commitment to the PGA Tour in a statement last month.
10 Mar 2022
Monahan bullish on PGA Tour future in annual address
New media rights that include a comprehensive global package. A baker’s dozen of new title sponsor agreements. Galleries returning, with full stands to follow. And at the heart of it – an exciting mix of young stars and highly credentialed veterans committed to competing on a weekly basis on the world’s biggest golf stage.
9 Mar 2022
Monahan and Mickelson to talk before comeback
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says a conversation will be required with Phil Mickelson "when he's ready to come back" to golf.
9 Mar 2022
Tiger to the Hall
Ernie Els listened intently to a reporter’s pitch for a story. It dealt with competitive life on the PGA Tour for players who turn 40 and since Tiger Woods was 39, guess who the question revolved around?
8 Mar 2022
‘Phil will be back’: McIlroy
Rory McIlroy says embattled golfer Phil Mickelson, who is taking time away from the game amid fallout from comments he made regarding the Saudi-backed Super Golf League and PGA Tour, deserves another chance.
3 Mar 2022
Tiger pips Phil for bonus cash
Phil Mickelson has suffered another setback after finishing runner-up to Tiger Woods in the PGA Tour's inaugural Player Impact Program (PIP).
3 Mar 2022
Morri: Good for the soul
Later this week we will release episode 60 of Golf Australia Magazine’s The Thing About Golf podcast and there is much to chew on from our guest, Sandy Jamieson.
28 Feb 2022
Mickelson fallout continues
Already down two corporate endorsements, Phil Mickelson and his foundation were removed from the PGA Tour event in the California desert as the fallout continued over his shocking remarks and involvement in a Saudi-funded rival league.
28 Feb 2022
Norman takes aim at ‘bullying’ PGA Tour in letter
Australian Greg Norman has come out fighting in the latest round of the global golf battle, accusing PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan of "bullying", "intimidation" and "likely violation of the law".
25 Feb 2022
Koepka expects Super Golf League 'sell out'
Brooks Koepka believes it's only a matter of time before a player signs up for the riches of golf's Saudi-backed Super League, as PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan again warned any interested parties of sanctions for doing so.
24 Feb 2022
Opinion: Aussie golf coming up trumps
What a week, and a bit, it has been in golf.
23 Feb 2022
Mickelson issues statement on Saudi as sponsor parts ways
Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson has issued a lengthy statement addressing comments he made in an interview about plans for a Saudi-backed golf league to rival the PGA Tour, adding that he "desperately (needs) some time away".
23 Feb 2022
McIlroy calls Mickelson comments ‘naive, selfish, egotistical, ignorant’
Rory McIlroy believes the potential breakaway golf league is "dead in the water" after Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau became the latest big-name players to commit their futures to the PGA Tour.
21 Feb 2022
Morri: A week is a long time in professional golf
For a game that moves notoriously slowly it was a whirlwind weekend both on and off the course in the world of professional golf.
21 Feb 2022
Mickelson Super League motives laid bare
Phil Mickelson's motives for potentially joining a breakaway golf league have been laid bare in an extraordinary extract from a new biography of the six-time major winner.
18 Feb 2022
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