Ever since the LIV Golf League came into existence, Phil Mickelson has been the loudest supporter of the venture. In fact, some would say that the golfer has been promoting the Saudi tour to an even greater extent than Greg Norman himself. But his love towards LIV golf has now reached a level where he is on his toes to defend it against everyone’s opinions. And a similar thing happened when a famous retired golfer cum CBS commentator put forward a sensible concern on Twitter. And of course, Lefty stepped forward to respond!

Phil Mickelson attempts to defend LIV Golf over the OWGR situation

Greg Norman has been doing everything he can to avail the best opportunities and facilities for his players on LIV Golf. However, despite all his efforts, the golf ‘shark’ has been unable to get access to OWGR points for his golfers. And notably, it has been highly affecting the positions of these players on the OWGR leaderboard, resulting in a huge fall on the list for all of them.

But no matter how disappointing the situation is for these professionals, it was not surprising for anyone. After all, the fact that LIV Golf didn’t meet the criteria to attain ranking points was always transparent in front of all the defectors. But there are some who believe otherwise and feel that the OWGR system is being allegedly unfair towards these players. Moreover, according to Phil Mickelson, they’re not even doing “THEIR job” correctly!

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It all started after LIV Golf Nation tweeted about how LIV Golf didn’t need to adjust for OWGR. As expected, the tweet received tons of reactions from fans and social media users, including well-known CBS host Colt Knost. “Serious question. Y’all are so upset about the OWGR, if you knew the criteria when you’re starting a tour why wouldn’t you just meet it?” he asked in response to the tweet.

But to everyone’s surprise, Phil Mickelson decided to jump into the conversation. “Colt. It is not our job,” Lefty replied. “It is the owgr’s job to rank ALL the players in the world. Maybe they can do THEIR job and figure it out like they do for multiple tours with hundreds of players not even close to as good.” But since he is highly known for his sarcastic comments, he also indirectly attacked the PGA Tour and said, “But that would hurt the PGA’s revenue from CBS so the leaders won’t”.

What was Phil Mickelson’s motivation to join LIV Golf?

Mickelson was already in the headlines for his unacceptable PGA Tour comments when the news about him joining the Saudi League came in. His decision cost him tons of his fans on the American tour, but he was adamant to make the controversial move for a special reason. Calling it a “fresh start”, the six-time major winner took to Twitter to talk about his new career path.

According to the golf legend, LIV Golf’s “progressive format” was as exciting to the fans as it was to him. But looking at all the criticism LIV has been receiving from the fans, it is hard to say how things will turn out in the future. Do you agree with Phil Mickelson’s statements about the OWGR system? Let us know in the comments section below.

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