Fans Troll Phil Mickelson After He Commits Future to LIV Golf: “Got Nowhere Else to Go”

Phil Mickelson on Tuesday expressed that he loves playing on LIV Golf and will not be going anywhere.

Fans Troll Phil Mickelson After He Commits Future to LIV Golf: “Got Nowhere Else to Go”

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Amid the chaos created by the return of Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson committed his future to LIV Golf. The 6-time major champion claimed he loves playing on the Saudi-backed tour and will not be going anywhere.

Koepka has been in the spotlight following his dramatic return to the PGA Tour. The American international was one of the big names alongside Mickelson, who left the tour and joined LIV Golf in 2022 on massive contracts.

After a 4-year spell with LIV Golf, Koepka left them in late December last month. The league expressed that he was leaving them due to some personal reasons.

The golfer would later reapply for the PGA Tour. On Monday, his return was confirmed following the establishment of the Returning Member Program.

A day later, LIV Golf captains took part in the media day. During this Mickelson, the HyFlyers GC, captain expressed that he is staying with them.

I’m having so much fun out here. I love playing out here on LIV. I love being with the guys… I could not be happier out here.

Phil Mickelson said via Michael McEwan

Apart from him, three other captains, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith all committed their future to LIV Golf on Tuesday. DeChambeau, whose name has come up in several rumors linking him back to the PGA Tour, would snub the chance to return following Koepka’s departure.

Social media reacts to Phil Mickelson committing his future to LIV Golf

Phil Mickelson made it clear that he will not be leaving LIV Golf and committed his future to them on Tuesday. His comments ignited some wild reactions on social media as fans trolled him for this.

Phil Mickelson of LIV Golf
Phil Mickelson (Image via Imago)

Several users on X took a shot at him. One user wrote, “He’s got nowhere else to go,” and made fun of the veteran golfer.

Check out that and some other reactions from X below:

The problem is, even if he wants to return to the PGA Tour, he cannot. As per the criteria of the Returning Member Program, only those can return who have been away for more than 2 years and have won The Players Championship or any one of the 4 majors from 2022 to 2025.

Mickelson did win the PGA Championship and is one of the recent major winners. However, his win came in 2021, almost 7 months before the timeline provided by the PGA Tour. So, he is not eligible for this program.

Phil Mickelson did make his feelings known regarding PGA Tour’s Returning Member Program cutoff

The PGA Tour established the Returning Member Program to help Brooks Koepka return to the tour. This program’s cutoff caught the eyes of several people as it required players to win The Players Championship or one of the 4 majors from 2022 to 2025. Phil Mickelson would make his feelings known regarding this.

Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson (Image via Imago)

Mickelson did win the PGA Championship in 2021. However the program’s cutoff start from the 2022 season.

Some users on social media were surprised by this and questioned the time period. Some suggested that it should have been a 5-year span instead of 4.

In a post on X, account ForePlayPod pointed this out and mentioned that Mickelson won the PGA Championship in 2021.

Mickelson would later come across this post and share his reaction. Instead of saying anything, he simply dropped laughing and clapping emojis.

Golf Digest would also make a post regarding this. The “Lefty” would react to this, too. Once again, he would drop some laughing emojis.

In their defense, the PGA Tour can claim that this timeline provided by them starts from the time when LIV Golf kicked off. The Public Investment Fund (PIF) backed tour played its first event in June 2022 in London, with Mickelson being one of the 48 members taking part in the inaugural tournament.

The veteran golfer will now turn his attention to the 5th season of LIV Golf. Their new campaign gets underway on February 4 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will also be the first time they will be playing 72 holes after adapting the traditional 4-round format in the offseason.

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