![]() I'll have my foundation continue to look into the best ways to help here too." Mickelson opened the tournament Thursday with a 3-under 69. "The community here needs the support," he wrote to one fan. The golfer continued discussion of it on social media Thursday, including replying to many supporters. "But why? Why are you going to embarrass Phil Mickelson when he's there to support your tournament and the charities it supports and the (PGA) Tour?" Cohen also said Mickelson had "no earthly reason whatsoever" to comment any further, though that remark did not prove prescient. "He didn't say anything (in the story) that wasn't true I'm not complaining about that," attorney Glenn Cohen said. According to the repot, bookie Don DeSeranno cheated Mickelson of 500,000 in winning bets. Mickelson is upset at an article published by The Detroit News earlier this week linking him to a mob-connected bookie. Phil Mickelson had just turned 35 years old when he arrived at the interview tent just beyond the putting green at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. His attorney told ESPN before the start of the tournament that the story was only designed to "embarrass" the six-time major champion. Phil Mickelson has withdrawn from the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. Mickelson's camp took issue with the newsworthiness of the report and the decision to peg it to his arrival in town to play a Tour event. Mickelson was not accused of anything illegal, but the report highlighted that DeSeranno once was unable to pay Mickelson gambling winnings worth $500,000. The News ran a story about Mickelson's relationship with a now-deceased bookie named 'Dandy' Don DeSeranno, who had ties to organized crime in Detroit. The six-time major champion tweeted during a rain delay Thursday at the Rocket Mortgage Classic that he won’t be returning to the. Later, a reporter from a rival newspaper said Mickelson confirmed to him he was serious about not returning to the Rocket Mortgage Classic. DETROIT Phil Mickelson might be one and done in Detroit.
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