The six-time major winner said he "used words I sincerely regret" in an interview about a Saudi-financed golf league in which he brushed aside human rights violations by the Saudi regime.
Golfer Phil Mickelson is under fire for justifying his business dealings with Saudi Arabia s government despite outright admitting the country s royal family killed Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and executed gay citizens.
He then described them as scary motherf -ers.
Mickelson s justification for working with the Saudis was weak, and the criticism that came along with it was warranted.
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