The 53-year-old US left-hander, among the first to leap from the PGA to the upstart circuit last year, spoke Wednesday, Oct. 18, ahead of Friday's start of the season-ending LIV Golf Team Championship at Doral.
MIAMI -- Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that more PGA Tour players will jump to Saudi-backed LIV Golf despite a framework agreement for a merger by the end of 2023.
"Do I think that? No. I know that's going to happen," Mickelson said."When players look at LIV, they're wanting to be a part of it. Merger talks have continued between the three tours since a June announcement of a framework agreement, but there is a December 31 deadline for any deal to be completed. One door slammed shut on LIV Golf last week was by the Official World Golf Ranking board, which rejected LIV Golf's appeal to have rankings points awarded for its events, citing issues with LIV's limited player turnover rate and team format issues impacting individual play.Mickelson, however, says there's more than meets the eye to the rejection.
American Brooks Koepka, this year's PGA Championship winner, and Australian Cameron Smith, last year's British Open champion, are the only LIV players still among the world rankings top 50, a key cutoff point for entry into major tournaments.Mickelson said the majors need to ensure other top LIV players have a path into their events.
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