He told Alan Shipnuck what to write about the golfer in a new book. The biography of golf's most colorful Superstar.
“They’re scary motherfuckers to get involved with. We know they killed Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates. They’ve been able to get by with manipulative, coercive, strong-arm tactics because we, the players, had no recourse. As nice a guy as [PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan] comes across as, unless you have leverage, he won’t do what’s right. And the Saudi money has finally given us that leverage. I’m not sure I even want [the SGL] to succeed, but just the idea of it is allowing us to get things done with the [PGA] Tour.”
He has since apologized for using the PGA as a justification for doing business with people who have a horrible record on human rights.
In his Tuesday statement, Lefty said that his actions throughout this process have always been with the best interest of golf, his peers, sponsors, and fans. I am deeply sorry for my choice of words, it was reckless and I offended people.
It might be time for Phil Mickelson to stop playing golf and business as he also benefited from insider trading but avoided being charged in the case. He narrowly escaped that debacle like a golf ball in his stupid dress shirt ad, but the Callaway with "Saudis" written in black sharpie on it seems to have connected squarely with his arrogant face.
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