REVEALED: What Phil Mickelson did to upset fellow LIV Golf pro Pat Perez!

A report has revealed more information about the infamous feud between LIV Golf League players Phil Mickelson and Pat Perez.

Ben Smith

20 Jun 2023

REVEALED: What Phil Mickelson did to upset fellow LIV Golf pro Pat Perez!

When Pat Perez joined LIV Golf, it was highly unlikely he was ever going to be drafted into Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers.

In absolutely no uncertain terms, Perez famously made it clear his dislike for the 53-year-old six-time major champion.

Perez previously claimed Mickelson did something that was so offensive there was absolutely no going back.

"When it comes to Phil, I have a different hate for Phil than most people," Perez said in 2022.

Perez said Mickelson knew he 'screwed up' but refused to divulge any more information. Now we have a bit more info. Apparently it involves an offensive photograph.

Reporter and writer Alan Shipnuck alluded to the incident in his biography of Mickelson that was published last year.

Apparently, it the 'incident' involved Perez's wife Ashley and Mickelson reportedly showing her an offensive picture.

This is said to have happened whilst Perez, Mickelson and Ashley were at dinner in 2015 and Pat had excused himself to go to the bathroom.

Mickelson's long-time agent Steve Loy has been quoted in various reports stating that this account is 'absolutely untrue'.

Shipnuck wrote in his book:

"As the story goes, when Pat excused himself to use the restroom during dinner, Mickelson whipped out his phone to allegedly show her a photograph of himself that she found offensive."

What did Perez say about Mickelson?

Pat previously told the Son of a Butch podcast:

"When it comes to Phil, I have a different hate for Phil than most people. Phil crossed the line with me that is just uncrossable and unforgivable.

"He knows that he screwed up. He apologized for the action, but I cannot forgive him for it because I've known Phil for a long, long time.

"I've known the guy forever. And the fact that when he made this action, not only was it — he had intentions of doing it; he knew it was going to happen before it happened and when he did it — I was hurt, for one. I was like, 'How can this guy do this?'"

Mickelson and Perez joined LIV in 2022. Mickelson was one of the first players to sign up to the Saudi-backed rival tour.

Before the 2023 US Open, which was won by Wyndham Clark, the golf world was rocked by the PGA Tour's shock decision to create a new, for-profit entity with the backers of LIV.

That deal is now under intense scrutiny but still, Mickelson has appeared gleeful in recent weeks about the proposal.

Though he wouldn't be drawn into offering his thoughts about the proposal at Los Angeles Country Club before missing the cut.

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