Phil Mickelson prepares for US Open up right after 1st LIV Golf match

Phil Mickelson arrived in Massachusetts in preparation for the U.S. Open up despite the controversy that has swirled around him and his determination to participate in in LIV Golf’s initially match.

The 2022 U.S. Open up is established to choose area at The Nation Club in Brookline. Mickelson arrived from London immediately after competing at the Centurion Golfing Club in LIV Golf’s initial 54-gap occasion. He concluded tied for 33rd and 10-more than par for the tournament.

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Now, it’s onto the U.S. Open up, which Mickelson has however to get. He completed next or tied for 2nd in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2013. It is the only major event he hasn’t received.

Mickelson and other people who determined to participate in in LIV Golf will be allowed to perform the U.S. Open up, the U.S. Golfing Association stated final week.

“We pleasure ourselves in currently being the most open up championship in the world and the gamers who have attained the appropriate to contend in this year’s championship, equally by using exemption and qualifying, will have the prospect to do so. Our discipline requirements had been set prior to entries opening previously this year and it’s not proper, nor honest to opponents, to adjust conditions the moment set up,” the USGA reported.

“Pertaining to gamers who may perhaps select to engage in in London this 7 days, we basically requested ourselves this question – should really a participant who experienced gained his way into the 2022 U.S. Open up, by means of our posted discipline criteria, be pulled out of the discipline as a outcome of his determination to play in one more occasion? And we ultimately made the decision that they need to not.”

Mickelson didn’t rescind his PGA Tour membership as some of his fellow LIV Golf teammates.

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LIV Golfing CEO Greg Norman stands on a tee box in the course of the closing round of the inaugural LIV Golfing Invitational in St. Albans, England, Saturday, June 11, 2022.
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The USGA reported their statement wasn’t a information of support for players taking part in the PGA Tour’s rival league.

“Our selection pertaining to our discipline for the 2022 U.S. Open up should not be construed as the USGA supporting an choice arranging entity, nor supporting of any individual participant actions or reviews. Relatively, it is just a reaction to no matter whether or not the USGA sights actively playing in an alternative function, without the need of the consent of their dwelling tour, an offense that should disqualify them for the U.S. Open up.”

LIV Golf was the subject of dialogue throughout last 7 days since of Saudi Arabia’s funding of the league.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan experienced the past term Sunday in an interview on CBS all through the RBC Canadian Open.

“I would inquire any participant that has still left, or any player that would ever consider leaving, have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?” Monahan stated.

Jim Nantz questioned why there couldn’t be space for equally tours.

Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, speaks at a push conference in the course of exercise for The Gamers Championship on March 8, 2022, in Ponte Vedra Beach front, Florida.
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“Why do they require us so badly? Those players have decided on to sign multiyear, profitable contracts to perform in a series of exhibition matches in opposition to the very same gamers around and above again. You look at that compared to what we see in this article these days,” Monahan claimed.

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He also referred to as LIV Golf a collection of exhibition tournaments.

The G3 Box News contributed to this report.