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Mickelson Balks At USGA’s ‘Lack Of Transparency’
Adam Schupak Golfweek
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Phil Mickelson has voiced strong views about the grooves issue. Picture by Getty Images.
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Pacific Palisades (February 8): Is the United States Golf Association (USGA) guilty of a 'lack of transparency' in its dealing with equipment makers?
Phil Mickelson sure thinks so. During his press conference on February 3, Mickelson criticised the USGA and charged Dick Rugge, the association’s senior technical director, of acting as prosecutor, judge and jury.
“It was an attempt to show power,” Mickelson said. “The arbitrary judgment of one man can take a conforming club and rule it non-conforming based on his emotion. This type of lack of transparency has got to change. It’s killing the sport.”
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