Phil Mickelson’s Lawyer Denies Viral Allegations Of Inappropriate Contact

Six-time main champion Phil Mickelson has been accused of “nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact” with a feminine worker on the Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

The allegation resulted in his speedy removing from the golf grounds and revocation of his membership on the membership. 

The membership launched a prolonged assertion asserting that it performed a radical investigation into the incident and stands by the choice to take away Mickelson. The membership has declined to remark additional on the incident, as Mickelson’s attorneys have indicated {that a} lawsuit may come up. 

“There is a great deal of misinformation circulating and, while Phil’s full attention is devoted to a private family health matter, he has retained defamation counsel and is determined to hold accountable any publication or individual trafficking in speculation or false rumors,” legal professional Tom Clare stated in a press release to Golf Digest.

The “private family health matter” within the assertion refers to Mickelson’s announcement earlier this 12 months that he could be stepping away from golf quickly. The announcement got here on the time of the Masters Championship greater than two months in the past. 

Clare additionally stated that the incident involving his shopper was “squarely contradicted by objective, video evidence.”

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