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Phil Mickelson won't be putting himself forward for Ryder Cup captaincy

'Divisive' Mickelson rules out 2025 Ryder Cup captaincy

Phil Mickelson has distanced himself from the prospect of captaining the US team at the 2025 Ryder Cup as he says there is too much hostility towards him from PGA Tour players following his switch to the Saudi-backed LIV circuit.

Golf • 12 Jan 24

Phil Mickelson: "If you ever cross the line of moderation and enter into addiction, hopefully you won't confuse your enablers as friends like I did"

Mickelson opens up on the damage caused by his gambling

Phil Mickelson has revealed the harm and hurt his gambling addiction has caused to those closest to him.

Golf • 19 Sep 23

Phil Mickelson: I never bet on the Ryder Cup

Mickelson insists he did not place bets on Ryder Cup

Phil Mickelson has insisted he never bet on the Ryder Cup after it was alleged he wanted to do so while playing in the 2012 contest at Medinah.

Golf • 11 Aug 23

Mickelson: LIV Golf 'loved' by most of the world

Phil Mickelson believes he is on the "winning side" of the split in professional men's golf and that the game is "lucky" to have investment from Saudi Arabia.

Golf • 13 Oct 22

Mickelson and Poulter withdraw from PGA Tour lawsuit

LIV golfers Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter are among four further players to drop their names from a lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour.

Golf • 27 Sep 22

'I would say I'm generally happy that the top players who are really driving the Tour and creating the interest are being listened to'

Mickelson: PGA changes on agenda due to LIV disruption

Phil Mickelson said the proposed changes to the PGA schedule would not have occurred without the 'disruption' wrought by the LIV Tour and said he was happy to see the game's top players being listened to.

Golf • 02 Sep 22

Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and nine other golfers filed the lawsuit earlier this month

Trial date set for Mickelson v the PGA Tour

The trial date for Mickelson v the PGA Tour, the antitrust lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour on behalf of LIV Golf, has been set for 8 January, 2024.

Golf • 19 Aug 22

Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson is the most decorated player to have joined the Saudi-backed LIV series

Updated Mickelson among 11 LIV players to sue PGA tour

Phil Mickelson is among 11 LIV Golf players who have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour to challenge their suspensions.

Golf • 03 Aug 22

Jay Monahan announced a record PGA Tour prize fund

PGA Tour announces record prize money for new season

The PGA Tour announced record prize money for the 2022-23 season on Monday, with eight invitationals offering "elevated" purses between $15 million and $25 million.

Golf • 01 Aug 22

Phil Mickelson has been at the heart of the breakaway LIV golf series

'Let it go dude', Mickelson plays down LIV controversy

Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter, two of the biggest names to join the rebel LIV Golf Invitational Series, played down suggestions they had received a hostile reception during the first round of the Open.

Golf • 14 Jul 22

Greg Norman was not invited to the Open champions dinner

Banning LIV golfers from the Open not on the agenda

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers insists banning LIV Golf rebels from next year's Open is "not on the agenda", but has not ruled out changing the championship's entry criteria.

Golf • 13 Jul 22

'I could make an excuse and say it's going to be a distraction but it's not'

Lowry: Mickelson grouping 'wild' but won't be daunting

Shane Lowry expects sharing a playing group with Phil Mickelson at the US Open will be a "wild" experience but is not daunted by the prospect.

Golf • 16 Jun 22

Shane Lowry is sticking with the PGA Tour

Lowry fed up with LIV Golf talk as he rules out switch

Shane Lowry is fed up of the conversation surrounding the breakaway LIV Golf series, and admitted that it's a 'worrying time for golf.'

Golf • 15 Jun 22

Shane Lowry and Phil Mickelson tee off together at the US Open

Lowry tees off alongside Mickelson at the US Open

Shane Lowry will tee off with six-times major winner Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa on Thursday, as Mickelson begins his 30th attempt to win the US Open.

Golf • 16 Jun 22

Mickelson expresses 'empathy' with 9/11 families

Phil Mickelson has expressed his "deepest sympathy" to the families of those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the wake of stinging criticism of his decision to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.

Golf • 13 Jun 22

Phil Mickelson poses with his $9m in prize money after defeating Tiger Woods in The Match in 2018

Mickelson denies LIV move down to gambling issues

Phil Mickelson is embarrassed by his "reckless" gambling but insists his decision to join the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series this week has nothing to do with financial difficulty.

Golf • 08 Jun 22

Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson will return to competitive action this week at Centurion Club

Mickelson to feature in Saudi-backed LIV Golf opener

Phil Mickelson is to compete in the opening event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series this week, organisers have announced.

Golf • 06 Jun 22

'I haven't talked to (Mickelson). I did try, I've tried but I don't think he's ready for that at the moment'

Harrington: Mickelson should be defending US PGA title

Padraig Harrington feels it is a concern for golf that Phil Mickelson will not defend his title at this week's US PGA Championship.

Golf • 18 May 22

Tiger Woods is disappointed that Mickelson is not at the PGA to defend his title

Woods backs up McIlroy comments on Mickelson

Tiger Woods has outlined the extent of his differences with Phil Mickelson over the "polarising" Saudi-backed events.

Golf • 17 May 22

Mickelson has been taking a break from golf since the fall-out from his explosive comments about the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed

Defending champion Phil Mickelson withdraws from US PGA

Phil Mickelson will not defend his title in next week's US PGA Championship at Southern Hills, tournament organisers have announced.

Golf • 13 May 22

Norman admits Mickelson comments hurt Saudi-backed tour

Greg Norman, a former two-time major championship winner who is fronting a new golf league backed by Saudi Arabian investors, confirmed that Phil Mickelson's recent comments complicated things for the upstart operation.

Golf • 03 May 22

Phil Mickelson's last competitive round came at the Farmers Insurance Open in January

Mickelson keeping options open as he eyes return

Phil Mickelson has registered to play at the PGA Championship and the US Open, as well as seeking an exemptions to participate at the inaugural Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf Invitational at the Centurion Club in England in June.

Golf • 25 Apr 22

Mickelson not 'disinvited' from playing Masters

Phil Mickelson was not "disinvited" from the 86th Masters, according to tournament chairman Fred Ridley.

Golf • 06 Apr 22

Phil Mickelson looks likely to miss the prestigious major for the first time since 1994.

Phil Mickelson looks set to miss Masters

Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson will reportedly miss the Masters next month, which would mark his first time missing the prestigious major since 1994.

Golf • 21 Mar 22

Greg Norman: "We may start with a modest number of players, but we won't stay that way for long."

'We will not stop' - Norman talks up Saudi breakaway

Greg Norman, the frontman for the proposed Super Golf League [SGL], says the Saudi-backed competition is launching and will announce its first events later on Wednesday.

Golf • 16 Mar 22