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.” Mickelson said he would be taking “some time away to prioritize the ones I love most ...

Amstel, KPMG and Workday all dropped Phil Mickelson in February over his explosive comments defending LIV Golf's financing despite the Saudi Arabian government's human rights record. Callaway put its sponsorship of Mickelson on pause to be re-evaluated at a further date.

KPMG's U.S. firm has severed its longtime relationship with champion golfer Phil Mickelson after he was quoted making comments about the PGA Tour, a rival golf league sponsored by Saudi Arabia, and slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

- Just five minutes before a player meeting began at the Honda Classic, Phil Mickelson addressed unflattering comments about the PGA Tour and others associated with the proposed Saudi Arabia-backed, Greg Norman-led Super Golf League that would siphon off some of the game's biggest stars and rival the PGA Tour.

Phil Mickelson apologized for his comments regarding both the PGA Tour and the Super Golf League, lamented the use of “off the record comments,” and revealed he needs “time away” from professional golf, in a 530-word statement released Tuesday.

Pro golfer Phil Mickelson faces backlash for comments about Saudi-backed golf league. The championship golfer was dropped by longtime sponsor KPMG. Professional golfer Phil Mickelson has apologized for comments he made supporting a Saudi Arabia-backed golf tour, after they appeared to cost him one his biggest sponsors.

$200 million HERTFORDSHIRE, England - For a guy who had just days prior signed a contract that would reportedly pay him some $200 million just for becoming a part of LIV Golf, Phil Mickelson did not exude much in the way of healthy vibes.

He's a big-time gambler, and big-time gamblers make big bets. It's his money to spend how he wants.” Walter estimates Mickelson lost about $100 million while betting more than $1 billion over the past three decades.

In a statement posted to social media Tuesday, Mickelson wrote that he "used words I sincerely regret" in a recently published interview in which the six-time major winner described the Saudi regime as "scary motherf******" and brushed aside known human rights violations, including the murder of journalist Jamal ...

Nor did LIV Golf have any interest in him, according to McIlroy. “I was never offered any money [from LIV],” McIlroy said. “All I've tried to do is protect what the PGA TOUR is and what the PGA TOUR stands for.” It's no surprise that McIlroy had no interest, but many believed he turned down a massive nine-figure offer.

$800 million Woods was reportedly offered up to $800 million.

He placed 7,065 bets on football, basketball and baseball. “Based on our relationship and what I've since learned from others, Phil's gambling losses approached not $40m as has been previously reported, but much closer to $100m. In all, he wagered a total of more than $1bn during the past three decades,” Walters wrote.