“Manipulative, Coercive,” and “Obnoxiously Greedy” were the few harsh terms Phil Mickelson used while thrashing the PGA Tour over mistreatment, as reported in an excerpt of Alan Shipnuck’s biography of Lefty, ‘Phil: The Rip-Roaring.’ Over the past two years, Mickelson had been in a rift with the PGA Tour as he lost his membership in the league.
However, now it seems that Mickelson is ready to move from past woes and has extended an olive branch toward the PGA Tour to let go of the negatives and build a future for golf.
Phil Mickelson has moved on from all that was less-than-good
In an interview with Bloomberg, Phil Mickelson explained how LIV Golf’s existence brought out the best in the PGA Tour. He asserted that the competition between the two leagues has advanced the game to a newer level. Thus, a merger, whether it happens or not, might not be necessary, but the need of the hour.
The 54-year-old recounted the past feud with the PGA Tour and said, “It would be a good thing if there wasn’t any hostility”. The host Hadlisnda Amin asked the 6-time major winner if he would be able to rebuild a relationship with the PGA Tour in case of a unification, to which Lefty emphasized that bygones should be bygones.“I need to let that stuff go. I need to let go of all the experiences that I’ve had in the past that were less than positive,” Mickelson answered.
