Phil Mickelson ‘didn’t say a word’ at Masters Champions Dinner

Golf’s biggest controversial story over the past two years was not discussed at the Master’s Champions Dinner on Tuesday night at Augusta National.

And one superstar didn’t do much talking at all.

Fuzzy Zoeller — the 1979 Masters champion — and Tommy Aaron, the 1973 winner, told Golfweek that Phil Mickelson didn’t have much to say.

“We’re just 33 past champions in a room, all trying to get along,” Zoeller said. “Nobody said a word about it. Phil sat near the end of the table and kept to himself. He didn’t speak at all.”

Phil Mickelson hits a drive on the practice range.

As for Aaron’s thoughts on Mickelson, “I wished him good luck, but I couldn’t believe how quiet he was. Phil took a very low profile. He didn’t say a word.”

The 52-year-old Mickelson has been taking a lower profile in the lead up to this 2023 Masters.

He was asked by the Masters committee if he would like to conduct a pre-tournament press conference, which has been the norm for him for some two decades, and he politely declined, sources told The Post’s Mark Cannizzaro on Tuesday.

Mickelson did speak to reporters after his practice round, but did not bring up the controversial LIV-PGA Tour battle.

Fuzzy Zoeller at the Masters in 2019

“It’s great to be back,’’ Mickelson told reporters. “It is my favorite week, so being here and being a part of it and being able to experience this great place and what it means is so fun because, as a kid, you grow up dreaming about being a part of this. You dream of winning it, being in contention, and then when you actually are a pro and you are playing here, you’re like, ‘Wow, I want to be a part of this every year.’

“That’s the coolest thing about having won here is that you’re a part of this event and part of the history. It’s really, really special thing.’’

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Fred Couples, who won the Masters in 1992, has been vocal about his opposition to the LIV players breaking away from the PGA Tour, but didn’t bring up the controversial subject during the dinner.

Couples recently called Mickelson “a nutbag” and said LIV wildly overpaid for him, considering the current state of his game.

“Couples spoke a lot but didn’t mention LIV at all,” Aaron said. “I sat next to Freddie, and he and Ray Floyd kept trying to figure out how many champions had come out of the final group.”

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Mickelson may also be keeping a low profile because of his recent struggles on the course.

The three-time Masters champion, who has plummeted to 425 in the world golf rankings, has yet to post a result in the top 25 in a LIV event this season.

According to the report, Ben Crenshaw — a two-time Masters champion (1984, 1995) — emceed the event and didn’t bring up the LIV golf controversy. Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley, who also was invited to the dinner, also spoke but also did not bring up the elephant in the room.

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