Overview
- The Skratch investigation published Friday contains an on‑the‑record allegation from Ashley Perez that in 2015 Phil Mickelson showed her an explicit full‑body photo and propositioned her while she and then‑husband Pat Perez were guests at his tournament villa.
- Perez has publicly thanked supporters and said she hopes her account will encourage other women to speak, while she provided a recorded phone call in which Shipnuck reports Mickelson alternated between contrition and saying he did not recall details.
- Earlier in June Golf Digest reported a separate incident at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe that led to Mickelson’s removal or resignation from that club, and the San Diego sheriff has said no criminal case has been opened absent new evidence.
- Mickelson’s spokeswoman said some allegations are false and others revisit mistakes he has previously acknowledged, his wife issued public support through the campaign statement, and his attorney labeled the Skratch reporting reckless while signaling possible legal responses.
- The new reporting has driven immediate reputational and institutional fallout and could prompt civil or criminal probes if additional evidence emerges, while Mickelson remains on leave to tend to a private family health matter.