Phil Mickelson Fights Defamation After Golf Club Incident

Phil Mickelson has hired defamation counsel to combat false rumors surrounding an incident at The Farms Golf Club.

The six-time major champion was accused of making inappropriate contact with a female employee before a round of golf this spring.

Mickelson allegedly approached the female employee at the clubhouse and made nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact with her.

The employee reported the incident to the club's supervisors after rejecting the alleged advances.

Mickelson's attorney, Tom Clare, stated that video evidence will absolve Mickelson of any wrongdoing.

Clare said there is a great deal of misinformation circulating and Mickelson is determined to hold accountable any publication or individual trafficking in speculation or false rumors.

The incident occurred while Mickelson was dealing with a private family health matter.

Club officials moved quickly and located Mickelson in the middle of his round, confronting him with the accusation on the golf course and telling him to leave the premises.

Mickelson reportedly left the course before completing his round on **April 2**, the same week he announced he would not be teeing it up at Augusta National.

The 55-year-old has played in just one of the LIV Golf circuit's nine completed events this season due to an undisclosed personal health matter within his family.

Mickelson finished tied for 48th in his lone appearance on LIV Golf in **late March** in South Africa.

He is not entered in next week's U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.

The Farms Golf Club conducted a thorough independent investigation of the incident and took decisive action, resulting in Mickelson's membership being revoked.