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The Latest Breaking News from Phil Mickelson

Welcome to the most embarrassing week of Phil Mickelson’s legendary career

Phil Mickelson needs to stop acting like a child.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Brennan: Greg Norman’s comments show he’s become despicable epitome of unabashed greed

If we as a society have any sense of collective outrage left in us, Norman as a pitchman should be finished. Done. Gone.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Phil Mickelson continues to pay a heavy price for chasing Saudi payday

Having withdrawn from the US PGA Championship, the reigning champion seems painfully aware of his pariah status

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Reigning champ Mickelson withdraws from PGA Championship

Washington (AFP) - Reigning champion Phil Mickelson, who hasn't played since the release of controversial comments about the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, has withdrawn from the PGA Championship, the PGA of America announced Friday.

AFP

Defending champion Phil Mickelson withdraws from PGA Championship as absence continues

Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson - who spectacularly won the 2021 event - has withdrawn from the upcoming PGA Championship

Daily Mirror

Defending champion Phil Mickelson withdraws from US PGA Championship

The six-time major winner has been taking a break from golf

The Independent UK

Breaking: Phil Mickelson will not defend his title at next week’s PGA Championship

"We would have welcomed him to participate," the PGA said in a social media release Friday.

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Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship

Phil Mickelson is out of the PGA Championship

The Independent UK

When it comes to greed, Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson make for a terrible twosome

Both have thrown their support behind LIV Golf, a Saudi-backed company operating out of a country known for its human-rights abuses.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jordan Spieth looking for career grand slam at US PGA Championship

The presence or absence of defending champion Phil Mickelson which will dominate the conversation at Southern Hills.

The Independent UK

Jim Nantz on Phil Mickelson: ‘He’ll be back’ but mum on whether it will be at PGA Championship

On the verge of the 104th PGA Championship, it's still unclear whether Phil Mickelson will play.

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‘It’s time to stand up’: Pro golfer urges fans to boycott Saudi-backed series

Exclusive interview: The Frenchman has been one of the few players to speak out publicly against the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series and hopes more will do the same

The Independent UK

Mac Engel: Phil Mickelson has the invite to play Colonial in Fort Worth. Will he come out of hiding?

Phil Mickelson has a standing invitation to come out of hiding and play the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth.

Tribune News Service

Greg Norman claims 'we've all made mistakes' in pathetic defence of Saudi human rights record

Australian former golf star Greg Norman is the CEO of the LIV Golf International Series - and he has been criticised for defending Saudi's human rights record

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The Independent UK

Leading players back ‘perfect’ PGA Tour stance on new Saudi-backed series

Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood are among those who have been blocked after asking for a release for the opening event next month

The Independent UK

‘Defend, reimburse, represent’: Greg Norman accelerates into PGA Tour collision course

The LIV Golf series will launch at Centurion Club in St Albans next month but the build-up to the event has been clouded by human rights concerns and power struggles

AFP

'We've all made mistakes' Greg Norman says of Saudi journalist's murder

St Albans (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Greg Norman batted away concerns over Saudi Arabia's rights record and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by saying "we've all made mistakes" as he defended his new money-spinning golf tour.

AFP

Norman promises to fight for golfers who join breakaway tour

St Albans (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Greg Norman vowed Wednesday to fight for the rights of players who defect to a new tour that is threatening to tear golf apart.

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The Independent UK

‘We’ve got your back’: Greg Norman promises to defend players on Saudi-backed tour

Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood are among the professionals to have asked for the required release to play the first event at Centurion Club

Daily Mirror

Saudi-backed breakaway series now faces mutiny from DP World Tour as well as PGA Tour

Both the PGA and DP World Tour have blocked applications from players who requested to be released to take part in next month’s inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event

The Guardian - UK

Players taking Saudi money for weak events is a bad look for golf

Golfers such as Lee Westwood embracing LIV tournaments of little quality and ignoring human rights are damaging the sport

The National (Scotland)

Greg Norman criticises PGA Tour after LIV Golf Invitational Series block

Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood are among the players known to have asked for the required release.

Evening Standard

Greg Norman interview: We’re not trying to destroy the PGA Tour, insists LIV Golf CEO

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman speaks exclusively to Standard Sport as the Saudi-backed breakaway series causes huge shockwaves

The Independent UK

‘We will not be stopped’: Greg Norman criticises PGA Tour after LIV Golf Invitational Series block

Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood are among the players known to have asked for the required release

AFP

PGA Tour refuses to release players for Saudi-backed opener

Los Angeles (AFP) - The PGA Tour has refused to grant releases for players seeking to take part in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series opener in England next month, multiple US media reports said Tuesday.

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