After what was undoubtedly the strangest and most controversial year of his career, Phil Mickelson is trying to turn the page.
Mickelson, after his controversial Saudi Arabia comments and departure for LIV Golf, said Tuesday that he feels lighter and much more confident about his game. Last year, he said before the PIF Saudi International this week, his play left him “embarrassed.”
"I have to look at last year as an anomaly and just let it go," Mickelson said at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia,."I wasn't ready to play at the start. I wasn't ready to play during [the season], and this offseason I'm ready to play. I've been playing really well at home, and I'm ready to bring my game back out here and compete.
Mickelson was one of the biggest names to leave the PGA Tour last year for the controversial LIV Golf startup, which only came after Mickelson made explosive comments about the Saudi Arabian government. That then led him to disappear from the game for quite some time. Mickelson has since removed himself from the lawsuit against the PGA Tour, though that is still ongoing. He reportedly received a $200 million signing bonus to join LIV Golf initially, though he finished No. 34 in the season-long race. Dustin JohnsonThe 52-year-old won 45 times on the PGA Tour in his career. He has exemptions to play in each of the four major championships for the next several years, as long as they continue to allow LIV Golf members to compete.
LIV Golf's second season is set to start in Mexico in February. The league will have 14 events this season in seven countries, concluding with the championship in Saudi Arabia in November. The league finally struck a television deal in the United States, too.Though it’s unclear how he or the league will do in its second run, Mickelson is at least feeling much, much better.."I've been rejuvenated. Best shape I've been in in a long time. I'm back to my college weight.
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