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Joshua Lees

LIV rebel Phil Mickelson doubles down on the PGA Tour comments after Tiger Woods claim

Phil Mickelson has doubled down on his claims surrounding the finances of the PGA Tour, after his long-time rival Tiger Woods was questioned on the matter at this week's Hero World Challenge.

In February Mickelson shocked the golfing world by taking aim at the tour in which he had spent almost all of his professional playing career. In interviews with both Golf Digest and Fire Pit Collective , the six-time major champion slammed the PGA Tour from withholding media rights from players, which proved financially beneficial to Jay Monahan and co, whilst leaving playing members out of pocket.

Mickelson alluded to this point when justifying Saudi Arabia's new-found funding into the sport, which later formed LIV Golf who the American has since joined forces with.

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