Phil Mickelson has been in brutal form over the past 12 months sitting near the bottom of LIV Golf’s player rankings and has given a clear indication on his future in the sport and with the league

Phil Mickelson has no plans to walk away from the LIV Golf tour anytime soon. The six-time major winner was discussing his love for the breakaway league amid questions on his long-term future in the sport.

The legendary American golfer has struggled this season and sits among the bottom players in LIV Golf ‘s standings – sitting 43rd – while previously admitting he is coming towards the end of his legendary career. Mickelson put together an almighty comeback at the 2023 Masters, finishing second – his highest place in 27 years.

But since then he has mightily struggled on the breakaway circuit, while being the target for criticism after being the first to league the PGA Tour to join the Saudi-backed league.

Mickelson told the Fairway to Heaven podcast that despite all the criticism and his poor form, he has no desire to walk away just yet – enjoying himself on the tour. He said: “I knew the first two years were going to be rough – and here we are, two years in now, and it’s totally different. We’re having a blast here. We’re having so much fun.”

Mickelson is captain of the HyFlyers team in LIV Golf, with them ranking second-to-last in 12th place out of 13. But the 54-year-old has stated that he has no regrets for how everything panned out, even stating that he hopes his legacy in the sport be tied to his move to LIV Golf.

When asked that exact question on his legacy being with LIV, he said: “I sure hope so, because it wasn’t an option — like elevated events and equity in the tour wasn’t an option for the guys that came to LIV.

Mickelson has struggled on tour since his incredible 2023 round at the Masters

“And so the fact that we are invested and involved and integrated into the success of LIV — and I’m happy for the guys on the Tour that they now have all that stuff because they should. But where we’re at, we’re attracting a different crowd. And we’re attracting a global crowd.

“And that’s critical to the long-term success of the game. And it’s something that the old model of the Tour would never transcend into because you couldn’t get all the guys to go travel the world and play over there and again attract players that don’t play the game of golf to want to watch. I think LIV Golf is doing that and I’m hopeful that my connection with LIV and hopeful the success of LIV will be what I’m known for.”