Rory McIlroy takes aim at Phil Mickelson over 'selfish, egotistical, ignorant' comments on Tour battle

The fallout of Mickelson’s revelations has been a slew of pledges of allegiance to the PGA Tour by the bulk of the highest ranked players in the world
Rory McIlroy takes aim at Phil Mickelson over 'selfish, egotistical, ignorant' comments on Tour battle

Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson at the Zozo Championship in California

Rory McIlroy walked off the golf course at Riviera and promptly torched Phil Mickelson and the hopes of the purported Greg Norman-led LIV Golf Investments rival league.

Referring to Mickelson’s comments from November with American golf writer Alan Shipnuck that revealed his motives for helping to draft the plans around the expected Saudi financed league, McIlroy did not hold back.

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