IT WAS ALMOST a year ago that author Alan Shipnuck published Phil Mickelson's controversial comments about the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian monarchy's history of human rights abuses and alleged involvement in the death of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. Mickelson, who was allegedly recruiting players to LIV Golf, told Shipnuck that he was working with the Saudis only to gain leverage with the PGA Tour.
"They're scary motherf---ers to get involved with," Mickelson told Shipnuck. "We know they killed Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay.