Phil Mickelson loses some more sponsors

[tishaLA]

Callaway and Workday have joined the list of sponsors who are distancing themselves from Phil Mickelson after his controversial statements and involvement with a prospective Saudi-backed golf league.

"Callaway does not condone Phil Mickelson’s comments and we were very disappointed in his choice of words—they in no way reflect Callaway’s values or what we stand for as a company," a company spokesperson told Golf Digest Friday evening. ...

Workday and Callaway joined KPMG and Heineken/Amstel in dropping Mickelson, 51, after he released a statement Tuesday afternoon acknowledging the comments he made in a November interview to golf writer Alan Shipnuck were “reckless.” ....

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/mickelson-sponsors-2022

What a schmuck. Callaway still seems to be keeping the door open to having him come back on board after this has blown over, but the other companies have been more resolute. Too bad they can't bankrupt him instead so he wouldn't have to worry about bitching about paying taxes.

[orwell]

1. He has hundreds of millions of dollars...

...he's crying all the way to the bank.

He brags about his tax avoidance, but that's music to his target audience.

He is a total Trumpian tool however...

[Skittles]

2. haha what a stupid fucking asshole

his greediness is causing him to lose money

[twodogsbarking]

3. Phil phucked up. Professional golf is forgiving to some.

Reference Tiger Woods. See what happens, next Phil.