In the past few days, Phil Mickelson has been the major focus of scorn throughout the golf community. And now, his longtime sponsor, KPMG, is going in separate ways.
Mickelson drew a strong rebuke from fellow golfers — notably, Rory McIlroy — over the weekend in response to a possible involvement with a Saudi Arabia-backed breakaway Super Golf League. That league, which looks in major jeopardy after many top PGA golfers declined, was going to be financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund with direct ties to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.
In an interview with Alan Shipnuck, Mickelson acknowledged Saudi Arabia’s horrible human rights record, but was willing to put that aside for the financial opportunity to leverage the PGA Tour.
