Phil Mickelson keeps mum on PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger as he readies for US Open

Phil Mickelson doesn’t have much to say about the blockbuster LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger ahead of Thursday’s start of the US Open.

“I’ll be happy to talk later,” Mickelson said on Wednesday during a practice round, according to Sports Illustrated. “I just don’t want to waste any energy on it at the beginning of the week.”

Phil Mickelson of the United States plays his shot from the 12th tee during a practice round prior to the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

This year’s US Open has another layer to it, as stars from both LIV and the PGA Tour will be meeting on the same course for the first time since the June 6 deal to bring the two organizations together with.

Mickelson, 52, was one of the first big names to depart for the Saudi-backed tour in June 2022.

Previously, Mickelson did not bite his tongue when expressing his frustration with the PGA’s “greed” before inking a $200 million contract with LIV.

LIV star Phil Mickelson delights in 'awesome day' after rebel circuit announces merger with PGA Tour | Daily Mail Online

Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau had also made the lucrative jump to LIV and will be competing in the US Open this week at the Los Angeles Country Club.

The merger, which stunned the golf world, pleased Mickelson, who faced backlash for his decision to leave the PGA Tour.

“Awesome day today,” Mickelson said on Twitter following the announcement.

Phil Mickelson changes feelings on PGA-LIV merger ahead of US Open - Mirror Online

The six-time major champion, who also is a 45-time PGA Tour winner, is a captain of LIV’s Hyflyers GC –– one of the 12 teams in the organization.

According to Sports Illustrated, each captain holds a 25 percent equity stake in the team.

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But that team –– and LIV Golf –– are being sued by Argentine corporation Cool Brands Supply for trademark infringement over the squad’s logo.

The company contends that the use of the logo is “not just reckless and inexplicable — it is willful infringement and unfair competition,” ESPN reported.

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