Phil Mickelson’s statement: What do we make of it?

Phil Mickelson had dominated conversation on the PGA Tour but we hadn’t heard from him until Tuesday, when he released a wide-ranging statement that took shots at a reporter, praised the passion of a breakaway golf venture and announced he’d be stepping away from the PGA Tour for an extended break. Dylan Dethier goes line by line to explain what it all means.

Dylan Dethier

Dylan Dethier

Dylan Dethier is a senior writer for GOLF Magazine/GOLF.com. The Williamstown, Mass. native joined GOLF in 2017 after two years scuffling on the mini-tours. Dethier is a graduate of Williams College, where he majored in English, and he’s the author of 18 in America, which details the year he spent as an 18-year-old living from his car and playing a round of golf in every state.