'It was reckless, I offended people, and I am deeply sorry for my choice of words,' Phil Mickelson said.
PHILADELPHIA -- Phil Mickelson apologized Tuesday for comments about the Saudis and a proposed super league, damaging words he claims were off the record and not meant to be shared publicly.The same time as Mickelson's statement, KPMG became the first of his corporate sponsors to announce an immediate end to their partnership, a decision KPMG said was mutual.
"We know they killed Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay," he said."Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates."Mickelson said he has always put the interests of golf first,"although it doesn't look this way now given my recent comments.
Shipnuck, who previously wrote for Sports Illustrated, tweeted Tuesday that Mickelson's claims he spoke off the record were"completely false." Mickelson's comments would appear to fall under the tour policy of public remarks that unreasonably attack or disparage groups such as the tour. Mickelson said he would not want to compromise his corporate partners and he has given them the option of pausing or ending their relationships with him.
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