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Mickelson and other pros sue over PGA suspensions for playing in LIV Golf events

3:02pm August 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, the first step in a legal fight that could define the rules of where players can compete.

Phil Mickelson plays a shot on the fifth hole during the first round of The Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on January 26, 2022 in La Jolla, California.

Amid controversy, Phil Mickelson will miss the Masters for the 1st time in 28 years

9:51pm March 22, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

News of his absence comes after the golfer publicly apologized for controversial comments he made about Saudi Arabia and a new Saudi-backed golf league.

Phil Mickelson, seen at the Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National in 2020, says he "used words I sincerely regret" in an interview about a Saudi-financed golf league.

Phil Mickelson apologizes for controversial comments about a Saudi-backed golf league

3:57pm February 23, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The six-time major winner said he "used words I sincerely regret" in an interview about a Saudi-financed golf league in which he brushed aside human rights violations by the Saudi regime.

Golfer Phil Mickelson Is Named In Insider Trading Case

7:29pm May 19, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

U.S. officials say the former chairman of Dean Foods passed inside information to famed gambler Billy Walters, who then tipped off Mickelson. The SEC wants Mickelson to turn over $931,000.

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