Why is Mickelson getting Cancelled?
Why is Mickelson getting Cancelled?
Pro golfer Phil Mickelson faces backlash for comments about Saudi-backed golf league. The championship golfer was dropped by longtime sponsor KPMG. KPMG and Amstel Light have parted ways with the pro golfer after comments he made supporting a Saudi Arabia-backed golf tour.
What did Mickelson say exactly?
Mickelson made comments about Saudi Arabia when speaking to author Alan Shipnuck in a phone interview. Excerpts from an unauthorised biography showed Mickelson said the Saudis were “scary mother****ers to get involved with”. The comments were then posted to the website Firepit Collective.
Did Phil Mickelson owe his caddy money?
He was owed $900,000′ “After 25 very rewarding and memorable years, Bones and I have mutually decided to end our player-caddie relationship,” Phil Mickelson said in a press release sent out by his management team. “Our decision is not based on a single incident. We just feel it’s the right time for a change.