Phil Mickelson is sticking up for Rory McIlroy after McIlroy made comments criticizing the PGA Tour's business model and how LIV Golf was able to expose it by signing away several top stars.
In a post on social media, Mickelson urged people not to "pile on" McIlroy for what he said, but use it as a chance for "me and others to let go of our hostilities and work towards a positive future."
Phil Mickelson @PhilMickelsonThis quote and the many others made today by Rory probably weren't easy to say. Let's not use this as an opportunity to pile on.