Phil Mickelson will not defend his title in next week’s US PGA Championship at Southern Hills, tournament organisers have announced.
Mickelson has been taking a break from golf since the fallout from his explosive comments about the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed breakaway spearheaded by Greg Norman.
The six-time Major winner officially registered for the USPGA and next month’s US Open on April 25th and also requested a release from the PGA Tour to play the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event from June 9th-11th, a request which was denied earlier this week.
His agent said at the time that Mickelson was simply keeping his options open and did not have “concrete plans” about his return to action.
In a post on Twitter on Friday evening, the PGA of America wrote: “We have just been …
- May 14, 2022
