Mickelson has been formally indexed as a “previous champion now not enjoying” at the Masters web page.
On the finish of February, the 51-year-old apologized for his feedback at the reported Saudi-backed breakaway golfing excursion, announcing they have been off the document — a declare the reporter who interviewed him has denied — and shared out of context and with out his consent.
The Saudi-backed golfing league is a proposed mission that is making an attempt to draw golfers clear of the game’s major excursions — the PGA Excursion and the DP International Excursion — with gives of giant cash.
Mickelson used to be quoted from a 2021 interview with creator Alan Shipnuck for his guide, “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golfing’s Maximum Colourful Celebrity,” as announcing that he would believe becoming a member of the proposed Tremendous League as a result of this can be a “once-in-a-lifetime alternative to reshape how the PGA Excursion operates.”
The American is additional quoted as announcing that “Saudi cash has in spite of everything given us (avid gamers) that leverage” in an effort to exchange issues concerning the PGA.
Mickelson apologized for his “reckless” feedback and mentioned he can be taking a damage from golfing to “prioritize those I really like maximum and paintings on being the person I wish to be.”
Quite a lot of high-profile golfers, together with Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau, have reiterated their dedication to the PGA Excursion since his feedback, with Mickelson additionally shedding quite a few sponsors.
The Masters will get underway on April 7 with Hideki Matsuyama as protecting champion.
