Two weeks after a report indicated six-time major champion Phil Mickelson was no longer a member of a private golf club in the San Diego area due to unwanted advances, a separate report this week revealed more instances of alleged lewd and inappropriate behavior.
According to a report in Skratch, Mickelson is accused of making unwanted advances toward the wife of golfer Pat Perez in 2015. The report also claims his departure from two more golf clubs in the San Diego area came in the aftermath of questionable personal conduct.
The report details an evening between Mickelson, Perez and his wife Ashley during the 2015 Barclays tournament at Edison, N.J., when the trio was drinking red wine at Mickelson’s villa. Mickelson was accused of making sexual advances toward Ashley Perez when Pat Perez excused himself to use the restroom.
Ashley Perez declined the advances and told her husband about the incident once the tournament ended. Ashley Perez since filed for divorce in 2023.
Pat Perez has called the incident “unforgivable,” with the report indicating Mickelson has delivered multiple apologies.
In addition to an earlier report in Golf Digest that Mickelson is no longer a member at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., after an interaction with a female employee that was deemed inappropriate, the report in Skratch referenced his departure from both Madison Club and The Bridges, also in Rancho Santa Fe.
The report indicated that Mickelson’s “personal conduct” was the reason he ultimately departed both clubs.
In the Skratch report, a “spokeswoman for Mickelson” provided a statement via Mickelson’s attorney Tom Clare.
“Some of the allegations circulating about Mr. Mickelson are false, and others revisit mistakes he has already acknowledged, publicly or privately,” the spokeswoman said, in part. “Stacking the disputed claims next to the ones he has owned does not make them credible. It instead contributes to a false and misleading narrative.”
Mickelson, who turned 56 earlier this month, stepped away from competition in February for what his spokespeople referred to at the time as a “family health matter.” He played in mid-March at LIV Golf’s South Africa tournament, finishing tied for 48th. He skipped April’s Masters, where he is a three-time champion, and did not try to qualify for this month’s U.S. Open.
Said Clare, according to Golfweek: “A small segment of the golf media has decided that because Mr. Mickelson is a successful golfer, every detail of his private and family life is theirs to exploit. Recycling mistakes he has already acknowledged as new reporting, and dragging private family matters into public view, is reckless. It is the pursuit of clicks at the expense of the truth. Do better.”
–Field Level Media
