Overview
- A female employee at The Farms in Rancho Santa Fe reported that Phil Mickelson made nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact earlier this spring, and club supervisors launched an independent review after she complained.
- Club officials confronted Mickelson during a round, told him to leave the course, and on Thursday confirmed the member identified in reporting is no longer part of The Farms following their investigation.
- Golf Digest said it verified the employee’s identity while withholding her name for privacy and reported it could not find video showing any direct interaction between Mickelson and the staffer.
- Mickelson’s lawyer, Tom Clare, disputed the account and said objective video evidence contradicts the report, and the golfer has retained defamation counsel while a spokesperson described the matter as a misunderstanding that has been cleared up.
- The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office says it has not located evidence to show an assault occurred but would investigate further if new information emerges, and the episode arrives while Mickelson remains on leave for a family health matter which has limited his play this year.