After being expelled from his longtime country club in San Diego after a female employee accused golf legend Phil Mickelson of sexual harassment, the six-time major champion’s marriage may now be on the rocks.
Mickelson’s wife Amy was spotted shopping at a San Diego Trader Joe’s without her wedding ring, in one of her first public appearances since the scandal broke.
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Earlier in the spring, Mickelson was reportedly booted from a prominent golf club in Rancho Santa Fe over allegations he “made nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact” with one of the place’s female employees.
Mickelson’s attorney has aggressively denied the allegations and says there is video evidence that contradicts her claims.
Golf Digest broke the story in June, reporting that Mickelson was permanently banned from The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, roughly 25 miles northeast of downtown San Diego, following allegations from earlier this spring.
Mickelson reportedly approached a female club employee at the clubhouse and made “nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact” with her before heading out for a round. The employee then allegedly reported the incident to her supervisors.
Club management launched an investigation and then confronted Mickelson while he was on the course mid-round, ordering him off the premises, Golf Digest reported. He left without completing his round.
“The Farms Golf Club is committed to maintaining a golf club environment that is safe, respectful and reflects the highest standards of conduct,” the club said in a statement to Golf Digest. “All members are required to adhere to our Code of Conduct, and any allegations of misconduct are taken seriously.”
Mickelson’s attorney, Tom Clare, pushed back forcefully.
“There is a great deal of misinformation circulating” around the incident, Clare told Golf Digest. He said the club employee’s account is “squarely contradicted by objective, video evidence.”
Clare also warned that Mickelson “is determined to hold accountable any publication or individual trafficking in speculation or false rumors.”
In late June, a Skratch article penned by Alan Shipnuck claimed Mickelson had exhibited a string of inappropriate behavior over the last decade, including in 2015, when the three-time Masters Champ allegedly tried to seduce golfer Pat Perez’s wife by using a naked photo of himself.
Following Shipnuck’s report, a spokeswoman for Mickelson said in a statement that “throughout their 35-year relationship,” Amy “has supported Mr. Mickelson and their family with extraordinary grace, unwavering love, and the belief that people are measured not only by their failures, but by what they do to make them right.”
Mickelson has been away from professional golf for the last several months while tending to a family matter.