{"id":495280,"date":"2026-06-12T02:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/495280\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T02:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:08:12","slug":"phil-mickelson-accused-of-inappropriate-contact-with-golf-club-employee-reports-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/495280\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Mickelson accused of inappropriate contact with golf club employee, reports \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Six-time major champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/phil-mickelson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/phil-mickelson\/\">Phil Mickelson<\/a> is no longer a member of a private \u200cgolf club near his hometown outside San Diego in California after a female club employee accused him of inappropriate contact earlier this year, \u200cGolf Digest has reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mickelson allegedly made non-consensual and inappropriate physical contact with the employee at the clubhouse before a round of golf at \u200bThe Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The report adds that the employee immediately reported the incident to supervisors, and club officials initiated a review and investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mickelson was confronted on the course and told \u200bto vacate the premises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Golf Digest did not report the employee\u2019s name to protect her privacy, and she declined to participate in \u2060the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mickelson declined to comment on the allegations, while a spokesperson issued a statement: \u201cAny \u200cmisunderstanding \u200chas \u200bbeen cleared up. Phil continues to attend to a family health matter and is uncertain when he will be able to return to professional golf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mickelson, who \u2060turns 56 on Tuesday, stepped away \u200bfrom competition in February for family reasons. He played at LIV Golf\u2019s South Africa tournament in \u200bmid-March, finishing tied 48th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Farms issued a statement \u200bregarding the alleged incident, but did not mention Mickelson by name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThe Farms \u2060Golf Club is committed to maintaining a \u2060golf club environment \u200bthat is safe, respectful and reflects the highest standards of conduct,\u201d the club\u2019s statement read. \u201cAll members are required to adhere to our Code of Conduct, and any allegations of misconduct are taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cFollowing 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThe Farms conducts thorough reviews of \u200call reported matters according \u2060to California Law and takes appropriate action when warranted, consistent with our commitment to integrity, excellence and accountability. To protect the safety and privacy of our staff and members, we are \u200cunable to speak further on this matter. We appreciate your understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Tom Clare, a defamation attorney representing Mickelson, also issued a statement on \u200bWednesday: \u201cThere is a great deal of misinformation circulating and while Phil\u2019s full \u200battention is devoted to a private family health matter, he has retained defamation counsel and is determined to hold accountable any publication or individual trafficking in speculation or false rumours.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson is no longer a member of a private \u200cgolf club near his hometown&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":495281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,171812,112],"class_list":["post-495280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-phil-mickelson","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}