Phil Mickelson's Alleged Infidelity and Golf Club Drama: What Really Happened?

Pro golfer Phil Mickelson voluntarily checked into a treatment center after he was allegedly kicked out of a prestigious country club amid claims of infidelity and inappropriate conduct. "Phil was seeking treatment for family trauma and addiction,” a representative for Mickelson, 56, confirmed to Us on Wednesday, September 30.  The six-time major champion has already checked out of the facility, according to TMZ Sports. Mickelson was accused of cheating on his wife of 30 years, Amy, multiple times in a scathing June report written by journalist Alan Shipnuck and published by Skratch Golf.

Shipnuck spoke to a member of the Bridges golf club — located near the Mickelson family’s Rancho Santa Fe, California home — who claimed Mickelson recruited staff members to help him cheat on Amy, who was allegedly tracking his phone.   “Phil would give his phone to a young man in the pro shop and pay him $500 to drive around the course for three or four hours,” a Bridges member alleged. “Amy was tracking his phone; that way, she would think he was out on the golf course. That gave Phil the time to sneak over to this guy’s house and have his secret rendezvous.” Another member claimed, “It wasn’t just employees [Mickelson] gave his phone to, it was also members. He’d be like, ‘Hey, if it’s okay I’m gonna put my phone in your cart, I’ll catch up with you on the back nine.’” In another instance, Mickelson was accused of showing “a full-body picture of himself naked with an erection while flexing one bicep” to Ashley Perez, the then-wife of Mickelson’s longtime friend, Pat Perez.  “Phil says to me, ‘I’m going to leave my bedroom door open tonight. When Pat falls asleep I want you to come see me,” Ashley told Shipnuck.  A spokesperson for Mickelson issued a statement to Us regarding the allegations surrounding his alleged conduct and the state of his marriage.  “Mrs. Mickelson is not a public figure,” the statement said. “She did not choose this spotlight, and there was no legitimate journalistic reason to drag her into it. Shipnuck nevertheless gave anonymous sources a platform to speculate about her marriage, her motives and decisions they had no firsthand knowledge of.”  The statement continued, “Shipnuck’s reporting suggests that Mrs. Mickelson orchestrated Mr. Mickelson’s departures from golf clubs. That is false. Mr. Mickelson has never been forced by his wife or by any golf club to surrender his membership. Those decisions were his alone.” The Skratch Golf story came in the wake of a separate allegation against Mickelson, in which the pro golfer was accused of inappropriately touching a female employee at The Farms Golf Club, located outside of San Diego.

“Mickelson approached the female employee at the clubhouse where he made nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact with her,” Golf Digest reported in June. “The employee rejected his advances.” The club initiated “a review and investigation” and confronted Mickelson with their findings, asking him to leave the premises.  “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. Following a staff member report of member misconduct, the Club provided immediate and ongoing support to the staff member, conducted a thorough independent investigation of the incident and took decisive action. This individual is no longer a member of The Farms Golf Club.” “Any misunderstanding has been cleared up,” a spokesperson for Mickelson said about the alleged incident at The Farms.