Alan Shipnuck Claims To Have More “Incredibly Damaging Information” On Phil Mickelson

Alan Shipnuck released part of his conversation a few weeks ago that he had with Phil Mickelson in November about the PGA TOUR and the Saudi Golf League.

The conversation in the first place was for the book that Shipnuck is writing on Mickelson’s life but apparently that isn’t even close to all of the “damaging information” that Shipnuck got out of his interviews.

This week’s #AskAlan is below. There was still a lot to unpack about Phil Mickelson’s fall from grace and my forthcoming biography but, rest assured, this will be the last Phil-centric column for a good long while. Thanks as always for the excellent questions. https://t.co/DnsAgvsuVi

— Alan Shipnuck (@AlanShipnuck) March 1, 2022

While he was answering some of his #AskAlan questions on the Fire Pit Collective he was asked:

“On a scale of 1-10, how much more explosive info is in the book?”

Shipnuck’s response was:

“8.5? There’s a lot in there, but I don’t want to give the impression that this is just an exposé. I have always enjoyed covering Mickelson, and this book was written with a lot of affection.

There are so many funny and ridiculous and outrageous stories about the guy. I celebrate his large-scale philanthropy and random acts of kindness and generous mentorship toward young players.

I bring to life his most thrilling victories. But he has been involved in a lot of messiness, too, and it’s all in there. That’s why I think it is a balanced and fair look at a very complex person.

For the smattering of Twitter trolls who have accused me of trying to “ruin” Mickelson, I will just say that I am in possession of some incredibly damaging information about Phil that I have elected not to put in the book because it is highly personal and would cause pain to too many people.

It would have been by far the most explosive material in the manuscript. Saudi Arabia, insider trading, Billy Walters, the bust-up with Bones, throwing Tom Watson under a Greyhound, gambling debts, the cold war with the USGA…all of this has played out in public.

I’ve just dug deeper and gotten the real story behind it all. But some things are intensely personal, and I’ve respected that.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wow! What exactly did Phil say? Everyone is going to want to know what the “real story” behind it all is.

Even though it is “intensely personal” there has to be a way that Shipnuck could have covered these stories and left out the personal details. Phil has to know the details will come out eventually, the truth always comes out…

I’d love to know what is going through Phil’s mind right now. He had to originally think that this biography was going to be a great idea and great publicity for himself but now, it is taking him down.

What do you think the truth REALLY is behind the stories lines?

Cover Image Via The Japan Times