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Alan Shipnk, the author of an unauthorized Phil Mickelson biography, who was dropped from a press conference at the LIV Golf Invitational on Thursday, Greg Norman confronted over the incident A video is later shown showing him that security is seeing Shipnak as security.
Shipnk revealed on Twitter on Thursday that security guards had “physically” removed him from a post-round press conference featuring Mickelson on orders “from his boss”.
LIV Golf chief Greg Norman during the LIV Golf Invitational Series at Centurion Club, Hertfordshire, Friday, June 10, 2022.
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The author questioned who ordered his removal and it appears that LIV Golf Investments CEO Greg Norman as a possibility.
Phil Mickelson book author says he was put off golfer’s press conference
Shipnuck shared a screenshot shortly after asking Norman about the text, whether he knew he was “muscle out,” to which Norman replied: “Not heard. Thanks for letting me know.”
But after the video evidence surfaced, Shipunk sent Norman a followup text of a screenshot showing him standing directly behind her as she was approached by security.
“You can’t prepare this! I texted Greg Norman before someone sent me this video – I didn’t know he was hiding behind me,” Shipnk said in a tweet.
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Mickelson has been one of the biggest names to have joined LIV Golf in the months leading up to its first event in London. He created a firestorm in February when his comments to Shipunk’s book, “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unofficial!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar,” were published in excerpts from the Fire Pit Collective.
Greg Norman talks to Phil Mickelson during the LIV Golf Invitational on June 9, 2022 in St. Albans, England.
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His remarks were seen as an excuse for Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. LIV Golf is backed by the financial arm of Saudi Arabia.
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Dustin Johnson during the first day of the LIV Golf Invitational on June 9, 2022 in St. Albans.
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The PGA Tour revealed Thursday that the 17 members who announced they would participate in rival golf leagues will be suspended, Top golfers such as Dustin Johnson and Kevin Na had already announced their resignations before the Tour was announced.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.