Phil Mickelson apologized for his comments about the PGA Tour and the organizers of a Saudi-financed league. There is a time limit.
It will be the first time since 1994 that Phil Mickelson won't compete at the Masters.
When his name was included among past champions who wouldn't participate, he was listed among the participants. An official at Augusta National confirmed to the sports network that the golfer wouldn't be participating.
It would have been his 30th Masters start.
In an excerpt from his upcoming unauthorized biography of Phil Mickelson, author Alan Shipnuck said that he was involved in drawing up the working agreement for a league being financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. 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.
Callaway paused its sponsorship with him, and the other companies ended their relationships with him. The American Express tournament said that he would no longer be its host and his foundation would no longer be associated with the event.
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.
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