Revealed: Golf legend Phil Mickelson pulled out of The Open before being hit with new sexual misconduct claims ^32%

Daily Mail Online - By Isabel Baldwin, Ben Nagle - 6/27/2026, 5:54 PM

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Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson has officially pulled out of next month's Open Championship as the fallout from his bombshell sexual misconduct storm continues. Mickelson has played just one tournament on the breakaway LIV Golf tour this year, citing a family health emergency as the reason for his absence from the course. And it... more