'Selfish': Rory McIlroy attacks Phil Mickelson on Saudi-backed tour

McIlroy says Greg Norman-backed Super Golf League is " in the water", has "a lot to say" about Mickelson #Egotistical # #RoryMcIlroy #attacksPhil #MickelsonSaudibacked #tour Rory McIlroy takes aim at Phil Mickelson for his extraordinary sentiments about the Saudi-backed breakaway from the golf tour. McIlroy called Mickelson"s words aive, selfish, selfish, ignorant after finishing the final round at the Genesis Invitational on Sunday. Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson both played a bleak Sunday when Greg Norman spearheaded but plans for the Super Golf League backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund were bleak. announced their commitment to the PGA Tour. It"s hard to see how the Saudi plan will play out now. McIlroy thought it was in the water.\n Who"s left? Who else has to go? I mean, there"s no one there, he said. Who else are you going to fill out this field? I mean, Greg Norman is going to have to open it up to fill the space. Like, I mean seriously, who else is going to do that? I don"t think They can get 48 people.\n More striking, however, is the Northern Irish"s attitude towards Mickelson. The 51-year-old defending U.S. PGA champion has accused the PGA Tour of unbearable greed ahead of an interview in which he directly addressed the relationship with Saudi Arabia. Mickelson admitted to using the SGL program as an attempt against the PGA Tour. They were executing people there because they were gay, Mickelson said. If I know all this, why should I think about it? Because this is a unique opportunity to reshape the way the PGA Tour works.\n Phil Mickelson finds himself in the line of fire over his relationship with a controversial breakaway from the tour. Osin Kennery/ McIlroy was clearly unmoved. I obviously don"t want to kick someone when they"re down, but I think they"re childish, selfish, selfish, ignorant, McIlroy said of Mickelson"s comments. There are so many words to describe this interaction of him. It"s just very surprising and disappointing, sad. I"m sure he"s sitting at home reconsidering his position and how to proceed.\n McIlroy has long been involved with the existing golf tour, in part because of a desire to distance himself from the Saudis. I know how these people work, he said. It"s all smoke and mirrors. They create and spread rumours, try to pit one against another, say one thing to one manager and another to another manager...just create this kind of thing around the group. Chaos and confusion. Everyone questioned everyone else"s motives, so they were all just pitting each other. I


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