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Mickelson was one of the game’s most popular players when, at age 51, he became the oldest man to win a major with victory at the 2021 US PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
He was a fan favorite with a passionate demeanor and bold style of play. He was regarded as a family man who attracted big-money sponsorship deals, a marquee player in every tournament he competed in.
But later he got involved in many controversies. The 55-year-old was among LIV Golf’s first recruits, despite making disparaging comments about Saudi Arabia supporters on the isolated tour.
In the wake of those inflammatory quotes published by journalist Alan Shipnock, Mickelson removed himself from the game, forfeiting the 2022 Masters and the defense of his US PGA title.
He appeared again in June 2022 at the launch of LIV at the Centurion Club near Hemel Hempstead. “I’ve said and done a lot of things that I regret,” Mickelson told reporters at his pre-tournament press conference.
“I’m sorry for that and I’m sorry for the hurt it caused to so many people.”
In addition to being a central and divisive figure in golf’s civil war over LIV’s rise as a PGA Tour rival, Mickelson also became embroiled in controversy off the course.
He was involved in a US federal investigation into insider trading that led to the imprisonment of one of his friends, Billy Walters.
The American bookmaker then alleged in a book published after his release that Mickelson gambled away a billion dollars on sports bets.
Such tales of excessive gambling prompted the charismatic left-hander to say: “I was also very open about my gambling addiction.
“I’ve expressed my regrets before, taken responsibility, got help, fully committed to therapy that has impacted me positively and I feel good about where I am now.”
Mickelson played only one LIV tournament this year, in South Africa, missing the rest of their schedule to prioritize “a family health matter.”
This absence from competitive golf is not believed to be related to the alleged incident at Farms Golf Club.
He missed this year’s Masters and the US PGA despite qualifying for both majors. He will not play in next week’s US Open, an event in which he has finished runner-up six times. It is the only major he has yet to win.
That championship is being held at Shinnecock Hills, where Mickelson stunned fans in 2018. It was still rolling when he hit the ball To prevent it from leaving a green.
It was an unprecedented event in top-level golf and while he was penalized two shots, many observers felt he should have been kicked out of the tournament.
This latest alleged incident is more serious and has dealt another blow to his reputation.
Farms is located 25 miles northeast of San Diego near where Mickelson grew up.
An ultra-exclusive country club, it was a longtime base for the 45-time PGA Tour winner, somewhere he relied on to prepare his game for the biggest tournaments.
