Mickelson called his recent comments “reckless” and said he will consider taking a break from competing as KPMG, his longtime sponsor, announced it would no longer represent the golfer.
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.
KPMG’s U.S. firm has severed its longtime relationship with champion golfer Phil Mickelson after he was quoted making comments about the PGA Tour, a rival golf league sponsored by Saudi Arabia and slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi.