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Phil Mickelson, KPMG Mutually Agree to End Sponsorship After Saudi League Comments

Phil Mickelson is no longer sponsored by KPMG after his recent comments regarding Saudi Arabia.

"KPMG U.S. and Phil Mickelson have mutually agreed to end our sponsorship effective immediately. We wish him the best," the organization said in a statement, via Kendall Baker of Axios.

Speaking about the Saudi-backed Super Golf League, Mickelson indicated to biographer Alan Shipnuck that he might be willing to overlook human rights issues in order to gain "leverage" on the PGA Tour.

"We know they killed [Washington Post reporter and U.S. resident Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights.