Rory McIlroy Reacts To Phil Mickelson Not Playing PGA Championship

By Andrew Gould This year’s PGA Championship will take place without defending champion Phil Mickelson. On Friday, Mickelson officially withdrew from the event at Southern Hills Country Club. He has not competed with the PGA Tour since January after making controversial remarks about Saudi Arabia’s human-rights violations in reference to their LIV Golf Invitational Series. When discussing Mickelson’s absence ahead of Thursday’s opening round, via Golf Digest, McIlroy called the situation “unfortunate” and “sad.” “This should be a celebration, right?” McIlroy said. “He won a major championship …

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