Why Phil Mickelson may never play on PGA Tour again with LIV Golf's future in doubt
Why Phil Mickelson may never play on PGA Tour again with LIV Golf's future in doubt originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Left-handed golfers have more hoops to jump through in order to play their favorite sport, such as fewer bays at the driving range and potentially fewer and more expensive golf club options.
Despite just 5-7% of golfers being left-hand dominant, according to Golf Monthly , Phil "Lefty" Mickelson has made a name for himself as one of, if not the best, left-handed golfers ever. He has found his fair share of success throughout his golfing career, with six major championships and 45 PGA Tour event victories. However, Mickleson has increasingly begun to step away from the game he loves due to personal family matters.
A further question out of Lefty's control may also tie into his golf future: LIV Golf's increasingly imminent demise. The tour recently had its Saudi-backed investments pulled from it as the PIF has started moving away from its investments in sports to more traditional ones, according to Golf. com .
If the league goes under, and Mickelson has the opportunity to return to the PGA Tour, he may have to think a bit before coming to a final conclusion about his career. Mickelson didn't exactly leave the PGA Tour in the best light, calling the tour "greedy," compared to its LIV counterpart. Here's a look at what Mickelson's next steps could be, as LIV Golf's future looks grim.
MORE: What is the latest news about LIV Golf and its financial situation? Why Phil Mickelson may never play on PGA Tour again After the tour's first event in June 2022, LIV was expected to rival the PGA Tour as a league with higher payouts and other earnings to treat golfers to. However, with the tour's future not being too bright, it's valid to question if Mickelson will make a return to the PGA Tour.
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