Phil Mickelson Guaranteed to Make Nearly Half of His $90M PGA Tour Earnings in Just 5 Months on the LIV Golf Series

Phil Mickelson has currently taken a sabbatical from competitive golf. The six-time major championship winner has not played a single event since he publicly apologized for his comments on the PGA Tour. However, in a recent update, it is reported that Phil will indeed participate in the Saudi Golf League. Can you guess how much he will make from the LIV International Series?

How much will Phil Mickelson earn from the Saudi Golf League?

The 51-year-old professional is in the spotlight due to the recent developments in the LIV Golf International Series. Reportedly, the World Golf Hall of Fame member has asked the PGA Tour for a release to play in the opening event of the rival tour in Centurion Club in June. According to PGA Tour precedent, Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan will allow players to play the opening event of the SGL. However, he will not allow any further releases for the events as they clash with Tour events in North America.

According to a report by the Telegraph, Lefty has signed an agreement with LIV Golf Investments to play all the eight events on the rival tour. As a result, if the report holds, Phil and the PGA Tour could get into a legal battle if the Tour starts to suspend professionals for competing in the Saudi-backed Golf League.

Moreover, the likely suspension can also lead to a lifetime ban. But the 45-time PGA Tour winner will not risk his career by just using the opportunity as leverage against the Tour.

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Phil has reportedly taken a whopping amount of $42million to feature in the Saudi Golf League. It is also said that the 2021 PGA Championship winner has already received $30million upfront to feature in the LIV Golf International Series. This figure of accumulated $42 million is roughly half of his lifetime earnings of $94,955,060 on the PGA Tour. Not to forget, he’s in the second position on the Career Money Leaders list; Half of his earnings are $47,477,530.

However, the $42million is to play in the Saudi Golf League. Apart from this, he will also earn prize money by playing the eight-event schedule, which will take him even closer to the half-earning amount. As a result, he will earn the reported amount is true in just five months from June to October.

Mickelson creates history at 50

The PGA Tour veteran created history with his sixth major championship win last year at the PGA Championship. Phil won the event aged 50 and broke the record of Julius Boros, becoming the oldest major championship winner. Boros won the 1968 PGA Championship at the age of 48.

Moreover, Phil won the event with an overall score of six-under-par. As a result, he won the event with a two-shot lead at the Ocean Course. He carded a final round of one-over-par, 73, to finish on the top of the leaderboard.

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