Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sport
Marcus Hayes

Marcus Hayes: LIV star like Phil Mickelson winning the Masters would be good for golf

AUGUSTA, Ga. — British Open champion Cam Smith, the LIV Golf star with the most recent accomplishments, believes it would benefit the brand if one of them wins the Masters. Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia, a controversial LIV Golf star, said the same. Phil Mickelson, the most accomplished and most controversial LIV Golf star, agrees.

“It would be nice to validate the amount of talent that is over there on LIV,” Mickelson said Tuesday after his practice round.

They’re all right. Well, half right. Winning would help the LIV brand, which isn’t great. But it also would help all of professional golf — especially if it was Phil who did the winning.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.