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Prominent American golfer Phil Mickelson said on Tuesday that he is “deeply sorry” for his “choice of words” regarding a suggested new golf league supported by Saudi Arabia. In a 2021 interview whose contents were recently leaked, Mickelson spoke positively of the proposed Saudi-backed Super Golf League, meant to rival the US-based PGA tour on which the world’s top golfers play. The golfer said he could look past Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses because he thought the new tournament was a golden opportunity for players to move away from the PGA, PA Media reported. Mickelson, a World Golf Hal…