Golf legend Phil Mickelson will skip the Masters tournament for the first time in 28 years after expressing support for a Saudi-funded golf league. The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Mickelson was widely convicted last month after he said he could look into past human rights abuses by the Saudi regime – including the murder of Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as U.S. intelligence officials claim – when it comes to the PGA Tour reform that sets the U.S. major golf tournament. “They lead people there to be gay. Know all this, why would I consider it at all? Because this is a unique opportunity to train how the PGA Tour works. They were able to come through with manipulative, compelling, strong arm tactics. , because we, the players, had no recourse, “he said in an interview. Mickelson later offered a half-baked apology – only after he was dropped by American Express and other sponsors – claiming that the conversation was off the record, which the journalist who interviewed Mickelson refused. His last tournament was at PIF Saudi International last month.
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