Brandel Chamblee has blasted Phil Mickelson following comments made by the six-time major champion ahead of this week’s LIV Golf event in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking on the eve of the tournament in Jeddah, Mickelson made a series of eyebrow-raising remarks, including his belief that golf, as a sport, is “lucky” to be getting investment from the controversial state’s Public Investment Fund.
He also aimed a broadside at the PGA Tour, insisting that it is on a downward trajectory and that he “loves” being on the side of LIV.
Mickelson’s remarks are in stark contrast to comments attributed to him earlier this year by biographer Alan Shipnuck. The American golf writer revealed that the left-hander had described the Saudi government as “scary motherfuckers to get involved with”.
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Appearing on the Golf Channel, Brandel Chamblee – a long-standing critic of LIV – took the left-hander to task.
“Have you ever heard such flatulantverbage?” said Chamblee. “It wasn’t that long ago he was talking about the atrocities of his now employer and saying they were ‘scary mfers‘. Now he’s saying,‘I love the side that I’m on.’ He and Greg Norman, they both remind me so much of each other. At their best, they were capable of greatathletic poety but they’ve both become writers of fiction.
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