The six-time major champion is expected to return next week for LIV Golf’s second tournament, Ollie Schniederjans will replace him in Saudi Arabia.

LIV Golf's season-opening event this week will be played under the lights in Saudi Arabia, but one of the tour's brightest stars won't be there. Phil Mickelson announced on Monday that he has withdrawn from the LIV Riyadh event due to a minor shoulder injury suffered in the gym recently.

Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson announced Monday that he won’t compete in LIV Golf’s season-opening tournament in Saudi Arabia Feb. 6-8 after he suffered what he called a minor shoulder injury in the gym. The injury is not considered serious and Mickelson said he is planning in LIV’s second event in Adelaide, Australia.

Rory McIlroy claimed a two-shot victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, a course he referred to as a “cathedral of golf.”

Am, commentators and analysts repeatedly mentioned over the weekend that Rory McIlroy had changed golf balls before the tournament. However, they did not provide details about the ball he switched to or how it differed from his previous one.

PGA veteran Jason Day donned a full grey sweatsuit on Sunday at Pebble Beach, drawing gasps and harsh critiques from across the fashion-conscious golf world.

Golf certainly has its share of big-time problems at the moment, but if you don't know any better you'd think Jason Day's golf attire was the number one concern on the list for the PGA Tour. The golf world has obviously always had a long-standing tradition of being a "proper" sport where ettiquette means everything not just to the courses and fans,

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