The American Express event on the PGA Tour will no longer have Phil Mickelson serve as host

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The American Express event in La Quinta, California will no longer be hosted by Phil Mickelson after his comments about the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia-backed league.

The Desert Sun was told on Saturday by the PGA Tour that the charitable arm of the event, the Mickelson Foundation, will no longer exist.

Workday ended its sponsorship of Lefty while Callaway Golf paused its relationship with him. The two other sponsors cut ties with the golfer earlier in the week.

An excerpt from Alan Shipnuck's unauthorized biography of golfer Phil Mickelson was released last week. In it, he described the Saudis as scary but said he was looking past their history of human rights violations to gain leverage.

His comments drew a lot of criticism and he apologized days later.

Although it doesn't look this way now, my actions throughout this process have always been with the best interests of golf, my peers, sponsors and fans.

I am deeply sorry for my choice of words, it was reckless and I offended people. I am beyond disappointed and will make every effort to learn from this.

He said he was taking time away from golf to work on being the man he wants to be, and to prioritize the ones he loves most.

On the Fire Pit Collective, Shipnuck said that Lefty reached out to him to discuss the issues on the PGA Tour. The discussion was never said to be off the record or for background purposes only, and it would be used in his book.

I have made a lot of mistakes in my life and I apologize to the people I have hurt. This has always been about supporting the players and I appreciate all the people who have given me the benefit of doubt.

The American Express event has been hosted by Mickelson since 2020.

American Express extended its title sponsorship of the event. $68 million has been given to local charities since the event began in 1960, according to The Desert Sun.

The report was contributed to by Mark Schlabach.