Lawyer says Mickelson resigned from country club
Key takeaways
- A lawyer for Phil Mickelson says the six-time major winner resigned from a country club near San Diego where he was accused of inappropriate contact with a female employee.
- Tom Clare, a defamation lawyer hired by Mickelson, said that the golfer later resigned from the club.
- The Golf Digest story broke at a low point for Mickelson.
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A lawyer for Phil Mickelson says the six-time major winner resigned from a country club near San Diego where he was accused of inappropriate contact with a female employee.
Golf Digest last week reported that Mickelson was no longer a member of The Farms Country Club and that the golfer was asked by club management to leave the course during his round after the employee reported the allegations of misconduct. Tom Clare, a defamation lawyer hired by Mickelson, said that the golfer later resigned from the club.
The Golf Digest story broke at a low point for Mickelson. He withdrew from the Masters and PGA Championship this year, citing a personal health matter with his family that kept him out of all but one of the nine LIV Golf events in 2026. The one major golf tournament that has eluded him -- the U.S. Open, where he has been runner-up a record six times -- is happening this weekend, and he is no longer eligible to compete after running out of exemptions.