Phil Mickelson is apologizing for comments he made about the Saudis and the financing of a rival league.
Mickelson claims the comments golf writer Alan Shipnuck posted were off the record. Shipnuck wrote that was never the case. Mickelson says he regrets what he said and that his comments were reckless.
Meanwhile, KPMG announced that the company and Mickelson have agreed to part ways. Their sponsorship has been around since 2008. Mickelson says he has been under pressure and stress for the last 10 years and says he needs time away. But he didn’t say when or for how long.
Mickelson won the 2021 PGA Championship at the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island at the age of 50.which made him the oldest major champion ever.