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Rory McIlroy hammers rival Phil Mickelson as "naive, selfish, egotistical, ignorant"

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Rory McIlroy has slammed golf rival Phil Mickelson as ‘naive, selfish, egotistical and ignorant’ following the American’s recent comments surrounding the Saudi Super Golf League plan.The proposal for a breakaway organisation sent shockwaves through the golfing world in recent months, as it looks to lure in some of the sport’s biggest players with mega-money offers.The idea - led by former world No 1 Greg Norman - has split opinion, with golf’s traditional leading circuits the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour heavily opposed to the series.One man who has found himself at the centre of the discussion is six-time major champion Mickelson, with the 51-year-old heavily linked with a Saudi switch.Mickelson - who has won nearly £70million in career earnings on the America-based circuit - previously accused the PGA of ‘obnoxious greed’ amid reports of multi-million pound offers being made by the Saudi-backed series to the world’s best golfers.Three weeks on, the six-time major winner has made headlines once more, after comments emerged from a soon to be released biography ‘Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar'.Mickelson described the Saudi state as ‘crazy motherf*****s’, however defended a decision to compete in the controversial series in order to gain leverage on the PGA Tour.He said: “They execute people over there for being gay.

Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.”What are your thoughts on the proposed Saudi golf Super League?

Let us know in the comments section below.His comments have since been slammed by fellow tour pro McIlroy, who did not hold back when criticising.

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