Six-times major champion Phil Mickelson said on Wednesday he will not follow Dustin Johnson in quitting the PGA Tour as he prepares to feature in the opening event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series.
Former world number one Johnson and fellow American Kevin Na have both resigned from the PGA Tour to play in the controversial breakaway circuit, which is bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and offers a total prize fund of $255 million.
"I have a lot of strong opinions on things that should and could be a lot better. One of the mistakes I made is voicing those publicly. So I will make an effort to keep those conversations behind closed doors," he added. Asked about the alleged human rights abuses by the Saudi Arabian government, Mickelson said that he did not condone such actions and that he was hopeful that the new circuit would have a positive impact.
Khashoggi was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, with a U.S. report last year saying that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved the operation to kill or capture the Washington Post journalist.
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