LIV Golf defector Phil Mickelson attended the Masters Champions Dinner on Tuesday night, however in keeping with 1979 winner Fuzzy Zoeller, the lefty did not utter a phrase all night time.
Per a report from Doug Stutsman of the August Chronicle, the continuing PGA Tour-LIV Golf feud “was not mentioned” throughout the annual occasion.
“We’re just 33 past champions in a room, all trying to get along,” Zoeller stated, in keeping with Stutsman’s report. “Nobody said a word about it. Phil sat near the end of the table and kept to himself. He didn’t speak at all.”
1973 Masters champion Tommy Aaron — who’s now 86 years previous — added that he “wished (Mickelson) good luck, but I couldn’t believe how quiet he was. Phil took a very low profile. He didn’t say a word.”
Mickelson is arguably the highest-profile golfer who has bolted the PGA Tour for the controversial Saudi-backed league. Bubba Watson, Charl Schwartzel, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia had been the opposite members of LIV Golf to attend Tuesday’s meal, hosted by 2022 Masters victor Scottie Scheffler.
Watson — who gained the inexperienced jacket in 2012 and 2014 — quipped in late January that he’d be prepared to “sit outside and just stare in the window” at the dinner if he needed to. Fortunately, the 44-year-old was allowed inside.
Round one of many Masters begins on Thursday morning, with the ultimate spherical scheduled for Sunday.
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