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Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson has disputed allegations of misconduct carried in an investigation by golf publication Skratch, with his representatives calling the piece an “anonymously sourced drive-by shooting”.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Skratch investigation by journalist Alan Shipnuck alleged Mickelson was no longer welcome at three California golf clubs because of inappropriate behaviour towards women.<\/p>\n
It also included a claim by Ashley Perez, the former wife of PGA Tour player Pat Perez, that Mickelson showed her an explicit photograph of himself in 2015 and propositioned her.<\/p>\n
The Skratch investigation comes after Mickelson left a prestigious California golf club following allegations of inappropriate contact<\/a> with a female employee which he denied.<\/p>\n A statement from the 56-year-old’s camp responding to the Skratch claims, and sent to the New York Post, external<\/span><\/a>, said their version of events related to the Perez photograph missed key detail, suggesting a misunderstanding for which he later apologised.<\/p>\n It added: “Mr Mickelson’s willingness to apologise for his conduct should not be misconstrued as an admission of every allegation made against him.”<\/p>\n And on the claims he had been asked to leave golf clubs, it went on: “Mr Mickelson has never been expelled from a golf club. His membership has never been revoked by a golf club. Those decisions were his alone.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n