Phil Mickleson has claimed LIV Golf is “loved” outside the USA and UK as he tried to re-write history before teeing up in Saudi Arabia on Friday.
The six-time Major winner risked sinking the breakaway league earlier this year when he told a journalist that the Saudi backers were “scary motherf*****s to get involved with”. Mickelson had thought the conversation was off the record - which was later denied by the reporter - and apologised before taking a break from the game.
Before the seventh LIV Golf event in Jeddah this weekend, LIV players have continued their campaign to be awarded ranking points for the events. But the triple Masters champion, who accepted $200m to join the rebel tour in June, was asked if he had changed his opinion on the Kingdom.
