Phil Mickelson daggers Rory McIlroy: "They'd have to deal with all his BS!"
Rory McIlroy would be a perfect fit for LIV Golf but nobody would 'put up with his BS', according to six-time major champion Phil Mickelson.
Rory McIlroy would be perfect for LIV Golf but no team would have him because 'they'd have to deal with all his BS', according to Phil Mickelson.
McIlroy, 34, made the claim his head was 'full of clutter' after getting himself back into contention at the Memorial on the PGA Tour.
According to McIlroy, he was struggling to find a balance between being a father, husband, de-facto chief of the PGA Tour and a golfer.
He started the year off with a bang, winning in Dubai, but noticed the off-course stuff was creeping into his game.
Asked how 'empty' his head is on the course these days, McIlroy's response was simply to offer a 'no comment'.
Though he did say:
Mickelson watched the clip of McIlroy making these comments about having an off-season and suggested the Northern Irishman would be a perfect fit for the breakaway tour.
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Mickelson previously claimed that LIV Golf's 14-event schedule offers the perfect preparation for the four major championships.
McIlroy was asked about this comment before the Memorial where he explained PGA Tour members only have to play a minimum of 15 events per season.
"It's a flawed argument," McIlroy said.
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| Rory McIlroy has explained why he hasn't changed his stance on European LIV Golf players at the Ryder Cup and the efforts he is making to achieve a better work/life balance.
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Mickelson and McIlroy have an interesting history. When Mickelson went into his self-imposed exile last year, McIlroy said he didn't want to 'kick a guy' while he was down but slammed the six-time major champ.
Memorably, McIlroy described Mickelson's comments about Saudi Arabia as 'naive, selfish, egotistical and ignorant'.
He was also filmed saying 'F you, Phil' in the Netflix documentary Full Swing.
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