Phil Mickelson’s LIV Golf playing days may be over with Bubba Watson to suffer same fate
Phil Mickelson has been struggling for form since joining LIV Golf in 2022, and the six-time major champion’s next move with the breakaway league could be a non-playing role
When Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson’s current league contracts expire, it’s possible that they’ll join Bubba Watson in a non-playing capacity at LIV Golf.
With his loyalty to the Saudi-backed league already established prior to its first event in June 2022, Mickelson was the catalyst for the start of the player exodus from the PGA Tour to the LIV setup. The six-time major winner has been a constant on the circuit ever since, but his playing days may be coming to an end soon.
In recent years, Mickelson has also promised to give up golf, but there’s a catch. The U.S. Open is the only major championship title the American has not yet won, but one victory will complete his career Grand Slam.
And he would end his playing career there if he could finally cross the finish line in his home Open. In February 2022, he told Golf Digest, “If I win the US Open, I will retire.” That would be my final competition. I won’t have anything more to prove because I will have completed my career
Grand Slam.
