‘Secret Agent’: After Mercilessly Throwing Off Phil Mickelson’s Legacy, Famous Author Drops Another Truth Bomb About the 53YO

Phil Mickelson has been one of the most controversial golfers playing the sport in the current era. Although the professional is extremely talented, he has been under constant scrutiny for his decision to jump ships to LIV Golf when the opportunity presented.

However, most of the backlash can be traced back to a famous sportswriter who ruthlessly threw the golfer under the bus while taking a jab at his legacy. And now, in another surprising accusation, the author appears to call the golfer a “secret agent”.

Lefty has been under the scrutinizing eyes of the golf community due to his switch to the Saudi-backed League. However, he found himself in a dicey situation owing to none other than Alan Shipnuck, who revealed Mickelson’s incendiary comments on Saudi Arabia in one of his books. However, in his new work, LIV and Let Die, the writer revealed the behind-the-scenes story of the 6X major winner in the launch of LIV Golf.

In the podcast Five Clubs with Gary Williams, Shipnuck dubbed the 53-year-old as a “secret agent” who helped launch the PIF-funded league from “the shadows”. Moreover, bringing in the Premier Golf League, he recalled how the American athlete had been a huge supporter of the same after which he switched sides to the Middle Eastern circuit following the alliance of the European and the PGA Tour killing PGL.

Although the golfer went all in on the alternative circuit, the author divulged how Mickelson had also gone to the Silver Lake Private Equity Group in a bid to “get them to fund his own breakaway league.” Adding on to his words, the 50-year-old golf enthusiast pointed out how the 11X European Tour champ was “working three sides of the street simultaneously” all the while negotiating with the PGA Tour in a bid to make his situation better on the circuit — a true “center of the maze,” as per Shipnuck.