Rory on Phil's PGA absence: 'He should be here'

Rory on Phil's PGA absence: 'He should be here'

May 17, 2022 by ESPN

Key Facts

    • Rory McIlroy described Phil Mickelson's absence from the 2022 PGA Championship as "unfortunate" and "sad" Tuesday morning at Southern Hills Country Club and said he wished the defending champion had made a different decision and come to the championship.
  • Phil has said some things that I think a lot of us who are committed to the tour and committed to the legacy of the tour have pushed back against, and he's taken some personal time, and we all understand that.
  • Mickelson said, in a February statement, that he is taking time away from golf after his controversial comments about the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian financiers of a breakaway circuit were published by author Alan Shipnuck, who wrote an unauthorized Mickelson biography that was released this week.
  • Mickelson, popularly known as "Lefty," criticized the PGA Tour for its "greed" and said he was looking past the Saudi Arabian monarchy's alleged human rights violations to gain leverage with the tour.

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