Phil Mickelson shook the PGA Tour tree. The result has been hundreds of millions of dollars the PGA Tour claimed it didn’t have being added to purses.

Phil Mickelson is one of golf's most decorated players, with six major titles and a career spanning decades. Yet, his legacy is often overshadowed by being second-best in his rivalry with Tiger Woods ...

As for how LIV is going to reverse golf’s trendline toward older viewership, Mickelson offered a few arguments. “One, it’s not a 12-hour day, having to watch golf all day.

Dustin Johnson, left, and Phil Mickelson greet each other on the first tee during the first round of the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational at the Centurion Club in St. Albans, England, on June 9, 2022.

Taking a break from LIV duty, Mickelson is part of the field at the Open Championship at Portrush. He faces an early start on Thursday, teeing off at 7.19am alongside South African Daniel van ...

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 13: Team Captain Phil Mickelson of Hy Flyers GC speaks to the media during a press conference after the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Jeddah at Royal ...

Mickelson's best finish before Hong Kong was a T6 in Jeddah last year. He has just four top 10s and seven top 20s. In 2024, Mickelson was 46th out of 57 players who played at least one LIV event ...

Phil Mickelson is striking a tone of compromise. Lefty spoke to reporters at the LIV Golf event outside of Chicago on Friday and suggested that the upstart, Saudi-backed LIV could find a way to ...

Phil Mickelson of the United States hits his tee at the 11th hole during day three of LIV Golf: Greenbrier at The Old White Course on August 18, 2024 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

It's the first top-five finish for Mickelson since he moved to LIV Golf, one he said has been a long time coming. "I really had a great offseason, and I figured some things out, and I'm playing a ...

Fact. — Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 23, 2023 Mickelson’s tweet refers to the fact that LIV golfers are only required to play in 14 events that consist of 54 holes and shotgun starts.

Clearly, Mickelson has been eying a big payday for a while, and the loss of all those sponsors only increased his appetite/need for one. I’m even less surprised by LIV Golf still wanting him.