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For Phil Mickelson to consider Detroit return, he wants 50,000 signatures, pledge for acts of kindness

DETROIT -- Phil Mickelson says he would consider coming back to Detroit if enough fans signed a petition and committed to doing a random act of kindness.

On Thursday, after his first round at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Mickelson said he wouldn't return to Detroit because of a story published this week by The Detroit News. The newspaper obtained federal court records from 2007 detailing how a Michigan-based bookie allegedly cheated Mickelson out of $500,000.

"People were awesome and they were so nice, so I would say this, I don't want it to be divisive," Mickelson said Friday.