Phil Mickelson

Opinion: Aussie golf coming up trumps

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

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’

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

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

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
Morri: Trying to make sense of Saudi spend

Morri: Trying to make sense of Saudi spend

From Wikipedia: ‘Sportswashing is the practice of an individual, group, corporation, or nation-state using a major or prestigious international sport to improve its reputation, through hosting a sporting event, the purchase or sponsorship of sporting teams, or by participation in the sport itself.’ 7 Feb 2022
Mickelson talks Tour greed as DeChambeau’s eye-watering offer reported

Mickelson talks Tour greed as DeChambeau’s eye-watering offer reported

Phil Mickelson claims the "obnoxious greed" of the PGA Tour and its ownership of media rights is why players are tempted by the prospects of rival Tours, Golf Digest in America has reported. 4 Feb 2022
Day rockets into contention at Torrey Pines

Day rockets into contention at Torrey Pines

Jason Day has equalled his best round of the PGA Tour season to rocket up the leaderboard at the half-way mark of the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, California. 28 Jan 2022
Day starts well as Cantlay and Hodges go low

Day starts well as Cantlay and Hodges go low

Jason Day has made a strong start to his golf year and still finds himself five shots off the pace following the opening round of the PGA Tour event in La Quinta, California. 21 Jan 2022
PGA Tour players granted Saudi release

PGA Tour players granted Saudi release

The PGA Tour has granted releases to 30 players who have signed to compete at the Saudi International, but the waiver comes with conditions. 21 Dec 2021
McIlroy backs players making Saudi trip

McIlroy backs players making Saudi trip

Rory McIlroy views golfers as "independent contractors" and says the PGA and DP World Tours should allow players to compete in the Saudi International in February. 2 Dec 2021
Big names commit to Saudi International’s Asian Tour debut

Big names commit to Saudi International’s Asian Tour debut

The Asian Tour will present the strongest field in its history when the 2022 Saudi International powered by Softbank Investment Advisers takes place at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, near Jeddah, from February 3-6. 29 Nov 2021
Koepka takes down DeChambeau

Koepka takes down DeChambeau

Whether it settles their feud once and for all remains to be seen, but Brooks Koepka has beaten Bryson DeChambeau 4&3 in a 12-hole edition of "The Match" at Wynn Golf Club. 28 Nov 2021
The Thing About Golf Podcast #53 – Guy Yocom

The Thing About Golf Podcast #53 – Guy Yocom

He’s been one of the game’s great storytellers for more than 30 years and while he retired last year the work of Guys Yocom will endure for generations to come. 27 Oct 2021
Mickelson upset at new club length limit

Mickelson upset at new club length limit

Phil Mickelson has hit out at the 'amateurs' governing the game and called a new 46-inch restriction on club length 'stupid'. 13 Oct 2021
Callaway blends hybrids and fairways with Apex UW

Callaway blends hybrids and fairways with Apex UW

Taking inspiration from Tour professionals, Callaway have created the new Apex UW. A Utility Wood merging the best features of a hybrid with those of a higher lofted fairway wood in a neutral flight option. 6 Oct 2021
Koepka and DeChambeau to face off in Vegas

Koepka and DeChambeau to face off in Vegas

The Feud is now coming to Las Vegas to become The Match V. 6 Oct 2021
Leishman finds form as Homa wins again

Leishman finds form as Homa wins again

Marc Leishman has carded the equal-best round of the day at the PGA Tour's season opener in California to vault up the leaderboard and finish in a share of fourth, behind winner Max Homa. 20 Sep 2021
Reavie on top at PGA Tour season opener

Reavie on top at PGA Tour season opener

American Chez Reavie has fired a seven-under-par 65 to hold a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Fortinet Championship, the 2021-22 PGA Tour season opener in California. 17 Sep 2021
Phil and Freddie join Ryder Cup team

Phil and Freddie join Ryder Cup team

Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker has filled out his roster of assistants by announcing Phil Mickelson and Fred Couples will serve as vice captains for Team USA. 2 Sep 2021
Gary Player mourns death of wife, Vivienne

Gary Player mourns death of wife, Vivienne

Condolences have poured in after golf legend Gary Player announced the death of his wife of six-plus decades Vivienne Player. 19 Aug 2021