PGA Tour analyst rips into Phil Mickelson and LIV Golf with 'murderous regime' tweet

Golf Channel analyst and one-time PGA Tour winner Brandel Chamblee has ripped into Phil Mickelson and LIV Golf with his latest tweet. 

Chamblee, 62, has been a constant vocal critic of the Saudi-bankrolled LIV Golf League since its inception in 2022. 

And he is still not holding back in his criticism of the league a week before LIV Golf commences its fourth season in Riyadh.

Chamblee made his latest feelings be known about LIV Golf when responding to a video interview given by six-time major champion Mickelson, 54, who is the captain of HyFlyers GC.

Mickelson, who was the first name to move to LIV Golf in 2022, explained on the Joe Pomp Show why he is adamant LIV Golf will prove a success in the long run. 

Lefty believes there are a number of a reason why LIV Golf will prove a success but the biggest one he considers is that their events are much more laidback and easier for spectator viewing, especially for parents with young children, in comparison to PGA Tour events. 

"When you go to a PGA Tour event, it's very uncomfortable for a parent to bring a child because you have to be quiet, shhhhhh, don't move, stop moving, come over here and let's get a view, and you're kind of hustling and your kids are kind of tired," said Mickelson, who won 45 times on the PGA Tour. 

"They're walking miles, the golf fan is the most loyal fan walking miles, paying for a ticket and seeing a fraction of the action. It's not like other sports where you buy a seat and you get to see 100% of the action and don't have to move.

"So we have a very loyal fan base but when you are with your kids it's very uncomfortable because if you have a six year old, you're like don't talk right now, come over here. They've walked, they're tired and they don't have a place to go. 

"Okay, you go to a LIV Golf event, you feel different. You have music going so if we're out on the course we don't hear little people saying stuff. We don't hear it. So you're not as anxious about having your kids be quiet. It's like walk up here, and there'a a fan zone on the course where you can sit down, have a break, grab some drinks, take a nap, they have a kids zone by the clubhouse, sit down, play putt putt, there are games for them, entertain them, big screens so you can still see what's happening on the course, so when you go there you just feel calm and comfortable. You feel relaxed. I think that's the number one reason why LIV is going to be successful because when you go experience it you walk away feeling different. When you go to a Tour different you feel tired and worn out.

In response to Mickelson's video, which was shared on GOLF, Chamblee tweeted: "So Phil says kids get a better experience at events funded by a murderous regime than at events funded by a philanthropic organization… got it." 

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