News about Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson has dropped arguably his biggest hint that retirement is close, with the 53-year-old already planning for life after LIV Golf. Mickelson turned professional back in 1992. He has won 45 PGA Tour titles and six majors over the past three decades. In 2022, the 53-year-old became one of the first rebels to quit the PGA Tour. He reportedly signed a three-year contract with the Saudi-backed LIV series.

OLIVER HOLT: Phil Mickelson loped on to the first tee at Augusta National as if nothing had changed. He was met by warm applause and some cheers and even if they do not allow anything as uncouth as hollering at the Masters, a few of the patrons came close. Mickelson nodded his head in acknowledgement and appreciation, the way he has always done.

The great and the good of golf gathered for a last supper on Tuesday night at the Masters Champions Dinner, one of the final traditions before the action finally begins at Augusta. Defending champion Jon Rahm hosted the night and the Spaniard selected an Iberian theme for his dinner guests. The 29-year-old started with a mix of tapas and pintxos including spicy Basque chorizo and even 'Mama Rahm's Classic Lentil Stew' - and dish made to his grandmother's recipe by chef Jose Andres, who helped Rahm design the menu.

Jon Rahm will host tonight's traditional Champions Dinner before The Masters, with the 2023 winner's menu leaning on his Spanish roots and even his grandmother's home cooking. The Spaniard, now a LIV Golf player, triumphed by four shots at Augusta last year to win the green jacket and earn the honor of picking the 2024 pre-tournament dinner. There will be a distinctively Iberian theme this year, with the 29-year-old's menu starting with a mix of tapas and pintxos including spicy Basque chorizo and even 'Mama Rahm's Classic Lentil Stew'.

WINTERS AT TRUMP DORAL NATIONAL: Before a single shot was played at LIV Golf Miami last week, Jon Rahm said he was 'confident' that either himself or one of his new colleagues would win the Masters. After play concluded on Sunday night, the reigning champion of Augusta National promised that it would be a 'great tale' if a LIV rebel wins on golf's grandest stage. During its costly recruitment drive since 2022, the Saudi-backed circuit may have produced some of the best recruiters since 2022, but only one, Brooks Koepka, has won a major championship while playing under the LIV banner. No rebel has resigned after releasing the green jacket post-departure.

WINTERS AT TRUMP NATIONAL DORAL: Greg Norman made it clear 12 months ago that the sight of a LIV golfer winning the Masters would lead to wild celebrations on Augusta National's 18th green. In his head, the public face of the breakaway circuit knew that a winner on golf's grandest stage would give the tour a sense of legitimacy that it had so far lacked. Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, and Patrick Reed all threatened to make an uncomfortable situation for Masters' coordinators, but none of them could keep up with Jon Rahm.

Jon Rahm, the Spaniard of Lavatory, hasn't been able to defend some of his victories from last season, but he will have a chance to defend some of his victories at the Masters after his $500 million departure to LIV Golf from the PGA Tour. Rahm's move to Saudi Arabia-backed LIV was a game changer in golf, as the Spaniard was the world's highest-ranked golfer to make the jump to No. 3 position. Though legends such as Phil Mickelson benefited from his previous achievements to land a lucrative deal, Rahm not only changed allegiances as a result of his victories, but also the likelihood of more victories for the LIV camp.

Jon Rahm has revealed the menu for his Champions Dinner ahead of The Masters, with the 2023 champion leaning on his Spanish roots and grandmother's home cooking. Rahm won the green jacket by four shots at Augusta last year and was given the honor of choosing the 2024 pre-tournament dinner. This year, there will be a prominently Iberian theme, with the 29-year-old's menu debuting with a mix of tapas and pintxos, including spicy Basque chorizo and even 'Mama Rahm's Classic Lentil Stew'.

Golfers must commit to the game from an early age, forgoing childhood pleasures in the search of a dream to make it to the top. That deal, unfortunately, is unfulfilled for the most part. Only a select few make it to the elite level of the game, whether due to injury, appearance, or simply bad luck. That's why it's so rare to see some of the early images of the stars of today's day, who have managed to defyse and, in even rarer cases, win the major awards of the sport.

ISABEL BALDWIN AT MAYAKOBA, MEXICO: Tyrrell Hatton said his LIV Golf debut had the feeling of the first day of school, but that finding his feet would take a little while. The 32-year-old defected to the breakaway at the death just days before his 2024 season opener in El Camaleon, Mexico, and it appears he's going to take a lot longer than that for the offseason signee to adjust. He had previously expressed reservations about a defection due to his commitment to the Ryder Cup and the majors, but eventually gave in after a reported $64 million bid was rejected. For the first time this weekend, he followed Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm into battle. However, although the Spaniard immediately repaid LIV's multi-million dollar bid, Hatton would have been left wondering if his big bet was all worthwhile.

After being the first amateur golfer to win the PGA Tour in over three decades, Nick Dunlap, a second-year student at the University of Alabama, posed on the green with girlfriend Isabella Ellis. The rising star, who was a teenager until last month, has drawn comparisons with Luke Littler of the United Kingdom for his maturity beyond his years. Lisa Littler's mother Lisa posted her son's birth certificate on social media to show the teen dart's true age. (Photograph from left: In a hunting picture shared on Instagram, PGA Tour winner Nick Dunlap and his partner Isabella Ellis are pictured together on a hunting shot.) Winning the PGA Tour)

Nick Dunlap, a golfer from the United States, won the American Express tournament by a single shot, becoming the first amateur to win the PGA Tour for the first time in 33 years. With the win, Dunlap became the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991. "I'd have a putt to win this golf tournament on Wednesday," 20-year-old Dunlap told the Golf Channel after becoming the second-youngest winner on the PGA Tour in the last 90 years."

In a recent interview, golf legend Jack Nicklaus has added to the current chorus of pro-LIV sentiment by saying that the breakaway league has been 'a welcome addition' to the game. LIV wasn't going to go anywhere,' Phil Mickelson said earlier this week, and even veteran PGA defender Rory McIlroy has softened his position of late. Nicklaus also expressed his sympathy to both LIV and PGA commissioner Jay Monahan while on the GOLF Channel's 'Golf Central' this week.

Despite his allegiance to LIV Golf, which he joined in June 2022, the 53-year-old, six-time major champion was an unexpected pick nonetheless. Mickelson was not involved in the Ryder Cup last year. "I don't think I'm the right one to be involved with the team because I'm a polarizing character right now if you will," the San Diego, California native told ESPN on Wednesday.

Phil Mickelson debating Jon Rahm's move to LIV Golf on Wednesday, saying that the Spaniard's withdrawal from the PGA shows that the breakaway league isn't going to go somewhere.' Rahm made the decision to join LIV last month, giving the Saudi-backed circuit its biggest coup yet - and adding to his league-mate Mickelson's incredibility. 'With Jon Rahm's resignation, what it has done is creates a bridge and a chance for us to come together because the realization is that LIV isn't going away,' Mickelson said on the Pat McAfee Exhibition. 'It's ridiculous,' the talk is.'

Neither Newcastle nor Sunderland were joking about the less than four years ago, with both clubs struggling under new ownership that was announced by the fans and in dire need of reform. But 2021 heralded seismic transition on both directions of the Tyne, first with Sunderland's takeover led by French businessman Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Newcastle's blockbuster October sale to a consortium dominated by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund later this year.

In reaction to Rory McIlroy's change of heart, Phil Mickelson assumed the role of peacemaker on Thursday, calling for an end to the 'needless disdain' between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. McIlroy, 34, the PGA Tour's most vocal promoter, who has previously stated his 'hatred' of LIV Golf, confessed to this week that the rebel circuit's participation had helped expose the golf's system's inefficiencies. The PGA Tour figurehead's remarks put in a stark contrast to his previous critique of LIV Golf, and some commentators also stated that this backed up Mickelson's assertions. However, Mickelson, 53, took a more mature approach to the four-time major winner's defection, advocating peace rather than seeking approval, as he said that Jon Rahm's resignation would bring the warring factions together.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Rory McIlroy admits to being "too judgmental" of golfers who defected to LIV and has given a brief outline of how he will compete on a new Saudi-backed tour. The world No. 2 recanted that he had been harsh on the major-name rebels who cashed in on golf's civil war, including the Masters champion Jon Rahm, on the back of Phil Mickelson's notable departures, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, and Cameron Smith, who was on a collision course in a significant U-turn on recent hostilities. In the aftermath of the shock announcement of a proposed merger between the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour, and the DP World Tour, McIlroy once said he'd rather die than play on LIV and reasserted his 'hate' of the circuit in the wake of the disappointing June 6 announcement of a proposed merger between the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, the PGA Tour, and the DP World Tour.

The attritional link between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf has ignited feuds, broken down friendships, and has dramatically changed the golfing landscape as we know it. The past 12 months have been particularly transformative. From the utter blending of the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, and LIV Golf to Jon Rahm's announcement that he will be playing in the breakaway Saudi-backed golf league, it has certainly been an eventful year for the game. Despite all of the drama, the game has risen in popularity, and according to a study published by the R&A earlier this summer, there has been a 15 percent rise in adult golfers since 2020, with nearly 39.6 million players taking up golf. It's likely that it's partially due to the increased attention that the sport has gained over the past two years from the tensions between the two groups of contention.

No. Jon Rahm, a top-ranked golfer and Masters champion, admitted that his change from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf came as a result of the Saudi-funded tour's "enticing offers." Rahm appeared on Fox News wearing a LIV jacket on Thursday to announce his departure after LIV posted a crossword puzzle hinting at his signing. Rahm did not say how much money he was being paid to change tours, but he did not reveal that. 'It's not a simple decision,' Rahm said. LIV had a lot of things to offer that were particularly tempting.'

Jon Rahm is on the verge of becoming the first golfer to break with the PGA Tour and head to LIV Golf in Saudi Arabia. The Masters champion is expected to rake in at least six times more money than he did during his entire career with the PGA. Rahm has been tempted to leave the PGA Tour and sign with Saudi Arabia's rebel circuit, according to Front Office Sports, with the contract expected to bring him a minimum of $500 million.

Jon Rahm will no longer be a PGA golfer as soon as Wednesday evening, LIV Golf is set to present him with a $600 million contract, the Saudi Arabian golf industry's highest-reported contract to date. Rahm's transfer from the PGA to LIV comes as part of a loosening between the golf leagues, with Rahm switching first being announced by The Telegraph.

Rahm, 29, is the breakaway's new target as it continues aggressively poaching the world's top golfers despite a recent, although possibly insecure, truce with the PGA Tour. And it appears that the insurgent movement is pulling out all the stops in its attempts to convince the Spaniard to jump ship. The World No. 1 is no. 243. According to a survey, three golfers were given a $600 million (£474 million) contract to join Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, and Brooks Koepka in a new deal with LIV Golf.

After golf writer Alan Shipnuck announced that Jon Rahm was heading to LIV Golf, Phil Mickelson came out swinging. Shipnuck told people that the lefty has been secretly telling them that Masters champion Rahm's defection to LIV Golf was a 'done deal,' on social media on Wednesday. On the other hand, 53-year-old Mickelson spoke out for the first time on social media, striking back at him on social media.