‘It’s Unfortunate He Isn’t a Part’: After Months of Scrutiny for His LIV Golf Move, Phil Mickelson Finally Gets Vindicated by PGA Tour Pro Amid Recent Changes

The move of Phil Mickelson to LIV Golf has been received with a lot of heat since the news was made public. Moreover,  the golfer has passed a lot of unsettling comments about the PGA Tour. However, the American Tour had changed in their way of work since the exit of Phil. A PGA Tour pro recently disclosed his feelings about Mickelson missing out on the latest changes in the 92-year-old Tour.

Though Phil Mickelson hasn’t resigned from his lifetime PGA Tour membership, his comments on his former Tour weren’t well received. Mickelson questioned the “obnoxious greed” and how the Tour doesn’t pay the golfers well.

Nonetheless, the PGA Tour has undergone several changes since Mickelson left, which also includes the increase in prize money. PGA Tour pro, Xander Schaufelle, recently disclosed his thoughts on Phil being unable to play in the new era of the PGA Tour, while also paying respect to the 52-year-old Hall of Famer.

Schaufelle speaks on Phil Mickelson

Xander Schauffele was invited to the famous golf podcast, Dropzone. The 28-year-old talked about the changes in the PGA Tour, his negotiations with LIV Golf, and offered insight into his life. But the main topic that caught everyone’s attention was his comments on Phil Mickelson.

Schaufelle said, “The main points he was trying to make, and what he really wanted in his vision, you know maybe we’re living it out now on the PGA Tour. It’s unfortunate he isn’t a part of that, because this is what he so wanted”.

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Xander Schauffele then spoke on how Phil had to choose which Tour was suitable for him. While referring to Mickelson, Schaufelle said,  “He knew it would take something drastic & had to pick which side of the fence he wanted to be on. He’s been such a staple on the PGA Tour and our game of golf”.

Unlike most other PGA Tour pros, Xander Schauffele reveals he doesn’t hold any grudges over Phil Mickelson because of his involvement in Saudi-backed LIV Golf. “I don’t hold anything against him or think of him much differently, Regardless of what people have written about him”, said the 28-year-old Tour pro.

Nonetheless, the Tour has made all the changes Mickelson once wished for. With Phil and several other defectors suing the PGA Tour for suspending their membership in the Tour, we may be able to see Phil Mickelson once again in the American Tour.

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