Phil Mickelson booted from golf club after alleged inappropriate physical contact with female employee

Phil Mickelson has reportedly been barred from a golf club near his San Diego home after he was accused of having an inappropriate interaction earlier this year with one of the establishment’s female employees.According to Golf Digest, Mickelson approached a woman at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe just prior to one of his rounds and “made nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact with her.”The woman rejected his advances and reported the matter to her supervisors a short time later, the outlet stated.“Club officials took the allegation seriously and moved quickly,” according to Golf Digest.Mickelson was reportedly confronted about the issue while he was in the middle of his round, and “told to vacate the premises,” Golf Digest reported Thursday.Mickelson declined to comment on the allegations, according to Golf Digest, but a spokesperson for the three-time Masters champion told the outlet, “Any misunderstanding has been cleared up.”Mickelson has been married to his wife Amy for 30 years.The Farms Golf Club, meanwhile, said in a statement that all of its “members are required to adhere to our Code of Conduct, and any allegations of misconduct are taken seriously.”“Following a staff member report of member misconduct, the Club provided immediate and ongoing support to the staff member, conducted a thorough independent investigation of the incident and took decisive action,” a rep for The Farms told Golf Digest.“This individual is no longer a member of The Farms Golf Club.

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