Phil Mickelson is a six-time major championship winner. The Lefty is famous not only on the course but in the recent past he has been famous off the course as well. The 51-year-old is quite vocal about his views on the Saudi-backed golf league. Is Phil joining the SGL?

Recently, the American professional revealed what he really thinks about the SGL opportunity.

Phil Mickelson on how he sees this opportunity as a leverage

Saudi-backed golf league is a hot topic for more than a year now. Golfing fans are eagerly waiting to see whether the professionals remain with the PGA Tour or move to the Saudi Golf League. Among some of the speculative names include the Lefty. Up until this date, Phil has not yet shown his disagreement towards the tour, nor has he said about joining the League.

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Phil finally reveals the truth about the Saudi Golf League. And speaks about how this is the first time professionals have a chance to change the way PGA Tour operates. He said, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates. They’ve been able to get by with manipulative, coercive, strong-arm tactics because we, the players, had no recourse.”

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He added, “As nice a guy as [PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan] comes across as, unless you have leverage, he won’t do what’s right. And the Saudi money has finally given us that leverage. I’m not sure I even want [the SGL] to succeed, but just the idea of it is allowing us to get things done with the [PGA] Tour.” It will be quite interesting to check how PGA Tour reacts to Phils’ statement.

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The American professional has been in the news for quite some time now for his offer. Bryson DeChambeau has supposedly been offered a sum of $135 million to become the face of the Saudi Golf League. However, the professionals still remain silent about accepting the offer.

What do you feel about Phils’ words?

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