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Mickelson among 17 golfers suspended by PGA Tour for playing LIV event

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Phil Mickelson follows his shot from the second tee during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course, June 2021. [Reuters]

The PGA Tour suspended longtime fan favourite Phil Mickelson and all other members who decided to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series that began on Thursday and said anyone else who makes the jump will face the same fate.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sent a letter to members not long after play in the lucrative breakaway series began outside London to address the 17 golfers who he said “decided to turn their backs” on the U.S.-based circuit.

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