Phil Mickelson, the golf great whose issues with gambling have made headlines throughout the years, took to social media on Monday to share details about his addiction, and to offer a warning to potential bettors ahead of this year’s N.F.L. season. As the 2023-24 football season kicked off in earnest,
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Phil Mickelson shares gambling addiction story to warn bettors during football season: 'I was so distracted'
Football season is in full swing, and LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson wants to make sure all fans are responsibly enjoying this time of year. For many fans, wagering on football, whether it’s through sportsbooks or fantasy leagues, is very common. Mickelson isn’t knocking those who want to enjoy the
Rory McIlroy throws snarky jab at Phil Mickelson after Ryder Cup gambling allegation
Rory McIlroy has been outspoken against Phil Mickelson and LIV Golf after the lefty joined the new league last year. Despite the PGA and the Public Investment Fund, which financially supports LIV, coming to a merger deal and Mickelson’s move to LIV now well over a year old, McIlroy is
Phil Mickelson says he 'never bet on the Ryder Cup' after former associate claims he did in 2012
Phil Mickelson isn’t denying a book passage that claims he wagered more than $1 billion on sports bets, but he’s pushing back on trying to bet on the Ryder Cup. Details in the new book by Billy Walters titled “Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk,” allege that Mickelson bet
Phil Mickelson allegedly wagered more than $1 billion on sports bets, book says
Phil Mickelson’s gambling exploits are detailed in a new book set to hit shelves later this month. Mickelson is alleged to have bet more than $1 billion on various football, basketball and baseball games over the last 30 years and allegedly asked his associate to place a $400,000 wager on
US Open fan ejected from course after heckling Phil Mickelson
The PGA Tour’s landmark agreement with LIV Golf cast a shadow over the U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club and Phil Mickelson, who joined the Saudi-backed series last year, was an apparent target of some heckling on Thursday. The fan was on the railing of the grandstand at
Phil Mickelson takes dig at Rory McIlroy, doesn't think LIV Golf team would want him due to ‘all his bs’
Phil Mickelson of LIV Golf is not afraid of firing off shots on social media. Mickelson took a dig at Rory McIlroy on Friday when responding on Twitter to a video of McIlroy saying he wished there was an offseason on the PGA Tour. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland stands
Phil Mickelson Interviewed in Antitrust Inquiry Into Pro Golf
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Justice Department’s antitrust inquiry into men’s professional golf has included interviews with players, including the major tournament winners Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and Sergio García, as the authorities examine whether the PGA Tour sought to manipulate the sport’s labor market. The department, which has been conducting
LIV Golf's Phil Mickelson rips USGA CEO Mike Whan, alleges collusion with PGA Tour
The U.S. Golf Association’s recent change of the criteria to participate in the U.S. Open has Phil Mickelson, one of the leaders of the LIV Golf circuit, unhinged on social media because he believes there’s collusion going on with the PGA Tour. USGA CEO Mike Whan explained the changes to
Phil Mickelson criticizes 'd–k move' by USGA that will leave LIV's Talor Gooch out of US Open
A recent rule revision by the United States Golf Association (USGA) has affected Talor Gooch’s status for next month’s U.S. Open. Originally, Gooch was set to play at Los Angeles Country Club because he had qualified for the PGA’s Tour Championship before defecting to LIV. However, the USGA recently said