Phil Mickelson experienced around 200 million causes to indicator up for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour.
The Post’s Mark Cannizzaro initial described that Mickelson signed with LIV. Golfing Channel’s Brentley Romine cites a supply as indicating Mickelson arrived at a deal on Saturday worth in the neighborhood of $200 million.
It has been beforehand reported that Dustin Johnson was paid “around” $125 million to contend in the upstart golf series that is trying to find to disrupt the PGA Tour by having to pay golfers a lot more cash — and far more certain.
The information that Mickelson is joining LIV follows numerous months of controversy.
The 51-12 months-aged golfer ripped the PGA Tour’s “obnoxious greed” for the total of income the sport governing human body siphons off, and does not distribute to golfers.
Then, Mickelson downplayed human rights problems.
“They’re terrifying mother [expletive] to get involved with,” Mickelson told his biographer Alan Shipnuck in February. “We know they killed [Washington Post reporter Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible file on human legal rights. They execute people in excess of there for getting gay. Realizing all of this, why would I even take into account it? Because this is a at the time-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.”
Mickelson, who apologized for the remarks and explained they experienced intended to be off the history, went into relative seclusion for quite a few months – lacking the PGA Championship, the important he improbably gained in 2021.
Mickelson reportedly missing $40 million gambling in a four-12 months extend involving 2010 and 2014.
LIV Golfing is headed by Greg Norman, who has manufactured his individual series of controversial remarks about the league’s affiliation with the Saudi federal government.
The to start with LIV golf tournament is coming up this week outside the house London. Competitors apart from Mickelson and Johnson incorporate Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Kevin Na, Lee Westwood, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel, Graeme McDowell and Talor Gooch.
The PGA Tour has promised substantial punishment for players who defect, and there have been rumors that the self-discipline could even include things like a life time ban.
The a few majors outside the house of the PGA Championship – the US Open up, Open Championship and Masters – are not sanctioned by the PGA Tour, and it remains to be observed where by they will stand as it concerns gamers who compete in LIV.
Mickelson reported in a assertion on Monday that he does continue to program on competing in the majors. The US Open up is next week at Brookline.
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