Phil Mickelson will deal with Saudis to pressure PGA Tour

[douglas9]

LOS ANGELES -- Even though the Saudi Arabian government has been accused of myriad human rights violations by watchdog groups around the world, Phil Mickelson says he is willing to get involved with a Saudi-financed breakaway golf league to have leverage with the PGA Tour.

"They're scary motherf---ers to get involved with," Mickelson told author Alan Shipnuck, who posted an excerpt of his upcoming book, "Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar," on the Fire Pit Collective website Thursday.

"... They killed [Washington Post reporter and U.S. resident Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights," Mickelson continued, in an interview that Shipnuck said took place in November. "They execute people over there for being gay. 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."


https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/33312893/phil-mickelson-deal-saudis-pressure-pga-tour

[gab13by13]

1. Fuck Phil Mickelson.

That is all. Wait, I remember back when he cried that he was moving out of California because he couldn't afford to pay their high taxes.

Why not move to Saudi Arabia Phil, I'm sure they will cut you a good tax break.

With all of that said, I am not a backer of the good ole boys PGA Tour, but this is overboard.

[Auggie]

5. +1

[Probatim]

2. The Saudi response - you're getting paid a few million to entertain us, get to work.

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. And don't forget to give a big FU to Greg Norman who has organized this shit fest.

In other words, the are murderers, rapists and despicable people, but as long as we can make more money, we don't care at all.

[gab13by13]

4. Thanks for the reminder,

Fuck Greg Norman. That is all.