NBC commentator Brandel Chamblee has not been afraid to share his feeling towards Phil Mickelson joining LIV Golf – but the feud between the two has now reached boiling point.

Chamblee and his colleague Eamon Lynch have been criticizing Mickelson’s decision to side with LIV since the upstart of the new golf entity.

And it led to Brooks Koepka swing coach Claude Harmon III labelling Chamblee a ‘paid actor in golf’ as his client also made the switch to LIV.

But where did this bitter rivalry escalate from?

What did Brandel Chamblee say about Phil Mickelson?

Chamblee slammed Phil Mickelson for his apology following the legend’s “reckless” golf comments in 2022 and called it “one of the worst apologies ever written”

Speaking on the Stripe Show podcast, Chamblee said: “The first paragraph is him pretending to be a victim. The second, he’s trying to pretend he’s an ‘activist.’ What ill in that second paragraph is he trying to solve in the game of golf?

“You can dismiss the first two paragraphs of the statement, because they are nonsense. Really, the third and fourth paragraphs are about spin and damage control, and about trying to shore up the damage he did to the relationship with the Saudis, when he said that they were ‘scary mofos.’ When he said he’s not even sure if he wants it to succeed.

“I’d dare say 100 percent of the players out there would rather play with Tiger and they recognize Tiger for being authentic,” he said. “Phil’s always had a reputation amongst the players as trying to manipulate almost every scenario to benefit himself.”

What has Phil Mickelson said?

Golf legend Phil Mickelson seemed to enjoy Claude Harmon III weighing in on Chamblee’s LIV Golf criticism.

But Chamblee didn’t take too kindly to what Harmon had to say as the commentator replied with a 538-worded response.

Mickelson then quickly saw his opportunity to pounce by tweeting: “Poor Brandel.

“He can rip apart me and countless others but as soon as someone shoes his ignorance he can’t handle it. He’s softer now than he was as a player.”

What did Brooks Koepka tweet?

Things went from bad to worse for Chamblee as LIV Golf and PGA Tour have now agreed to merge which led to Koepka posting the ‘Tweet of the year’.

Koepka simply said: “Welfare Check on Chamblee.”

Why have LIV Golf and PGA Tour merged?

LIV Golf and PGA Tour are merging to create an organisation that will benefit everyone in the golf world.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said: “After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love.

“This transformational partnership recognises the immeasurable strength of the PGA Tour’s history, legacy and pro-competitive model and combines with it the DP World Tour and LIV – including the team golf concept – to create an organisation that will benefit golf’s players, commercial and charitable partners and fans.”