Report: Two of LIV Golf's biggest stars could be headed for retirement in 2025
Having struggled for form since joining LIV, both Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson's playing days could be running out, according to a report.
Phil Mickelson could be looking at a future on the sidelines when his contract expires with LIV Golf in 2025, according to his own biographer.
One of LIV's most high-profile signings, Mickelson has struggled to replicate the form that made him one of the best players in the world for over three decades.
Following a lacklustre start to the 2024 season, in which he is yet to score a point, Mickelson could potentially take up a non-playing role when his contract runs out.
Captain of the HyFlyers, Mickelson has been a consistent figure in the Saudi-backed league since its inception in 2022 but has only managed to accumulate two top-10 finishes in the 20 tournaments he has played.
With LIV now attracting some of the best young players in the game, including Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, and Adrian Meronk, Mickelson's biographer Alan Shipnuck believes both Mickelson and Bubba Watson could set the clubs down when their contracts run out.
Watson has also struggled for form since joining LIV, with the RangeGoats captain, even going so far as to claim that "I told my team if they don’t think I am good enough to play, they can kick me out and we will put another good golfer in my place."
The two-time Masters winner is on the same four-year captain's contract as Mickelson and has also struggled to build any kind of form since joining the breakaway league.
Watson has amassed only a single top-10 finish since joining LIV in 2023 and finished his first season 36th in the individual standings.
Mickelson has one last achievement he wants to tick off his to-do list before he officially calls it quits on his career.
Speaking to Golf Digest Mickelson said: "If I win the US Open, I will retire. That would be my last tournament.
"I will have achieved the career grand slam and I won't have anything more to prove."
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