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Good article.

Yes, when Phil threatened to leave CA for FL because of the high taxes, I knew something was off with him.

While at the Saudi International, Mickelson claimed (via Golf Digest) that “pretty much every player in the top 100 has been contacted at some point” about joining the SGL. He made clear that he was unhappy with the PGA Tour’s ownership and management of media rights to memorable shots and other moments he and fellow star players have authored in tournaments.

“For me personally, it’s not enough that they are sitting on hundreds of millions of digital moments,” Mickelson said then. “They also have access to my shots, access I do not have. They also charge companies to use shots I have hit. And when I did ‘The Match’ — there have been five of them — the Tour forced me to pay them $1 million each time. For my own media rights. That type of greed is, to me, beyond obnoxious.”

When those comments were shared online, Brooks Koepka — another elite golfer reported to have been courted heavily by the SGL — responded by commenting, “[Don’t know] if I’d be using the word greedy if I’m Phil.”

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Rory McIlroy blasts Phil Mickelson as two more stars pledge loyalty to PGA Tour

Sunday was not the best day for the nascent Saudi-backed golf league — or for Phil Mickelson, the most prominent player linked to it.

While Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau dealt blows to the league’s hopes for more star power by pledging their loyalty to the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy used blunt language to castigate Mickelson for his involvement.

“I don’t want to kick someone while he’s down, obviously, but I thought they were naive, selfish, egotistical, ignorant,” McIlroy said of recently published remarks Mickelson made several months ago.

“It was just very surprising and disappointing. Sad,” McIlroy said Sunday after he tied for 10th at the Genesis Invitational. “I’m sure he’s sitting at home sort of rethinking his position and where he goes from here.”

In his comments, Mickelson described the Saudis as “scary motherf------” with a record of human rights abuses. The 51-year-old superstar said he was nevertheless willing to work with them on what has been widely referred to as the Super Golf League (SGL, which also could stand for Saudi Golf League) because it would provide him and others “leverage” in forcing more concessions from the PGA Tour.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02/20/rory-mcilroy-blasts-phil-mickelson/