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Alan Shipnuck, the author of an unauthorized biography of Phil Mickelson who was removed from a press conference at the LIV Golf Invitational on Thursday, he confronted Greg Norman about the incident after a video appeared showing him as security escorted Shipnuck.
Shipnuck took to Twitter on Thursday to reveal that security guards had “physically” removed him from a post-round press conference with Mickelson on orders “from his boss.”
Head of LIV Golf Greg Norman during the LIV Golf Invitational series at Centurion Club, Hertfordshire, Friday, June 10, 2022. (Steven Paston / PA Images via Getty Images)
The author asked who ordered his removal and seems to have pointed it out CEO of LIV Golf Investments Greg Norman as a possibility.
PHIL MICKELSON’S BOOK AUTHOR SAYS IT’S EXTRACTED FROM THE GOLF’S PRESS CONFERENCE
Shipnuck shared a screenshot shortly afterwards asking Norman by text message if he was aware that he was “muscular”, to which Norman replied, “I didn’t hear it. Thanks for letting me know.” .
But after video evidence appeared, Shipnuck sent Norman a screenshot of a screenshot showing him directly behind him as security approached.
“You can’t do that! I texted Greg Norman before someone sent me this video; I had no idea he was lurking behind me,” Shipnuck said in a tweet.
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Mickelson has been one of the most important names to join LIV Golf in the months leading up to his first event in London. He created a firestorm in February when his comments to Shipnuck for the book “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar” were published in excerpts from the Fire Pit Collective.
Greg Norman talks to Phil Mickelson during the LIV Golf Invitational on June 9, 2022 in St Albans, England. (Aitor Alcalde / LIV Golf / Getty Images)
His remarks were seen as an excuse for Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. LIV Golf has the support of the financial arm of Saudi Arabia.
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Dustin Johnson during the first day of the LIV Golf Invitational on June 9, 2022 in St Albans. (Charlie Crowhurst / LIV Golf / Getty Images)
The PGA Tour revealed on Thursday that the 17 members who announced they would participate in the rival golf league would be suspended. Top golfers like Dustin Johnson and Kevin Na had already announced their resignation ahead of the Tour announcement.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News contributed to this report.
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