Phil Mickelson accused of showing explicit picture to Pat Perezs wife when golf pal went to restroom
Phil Mickelson allegedly tried to seduce Pat Perez’s wife by using a naked photo of himself — all while Perez was in a nearby bathroom completely unaware of the three-time Masters champion’s nefarious actions.The incident, according to a Skratch report penned by Alan Shipnuck on Friday, occurred back in 2015, when Mickelson and Perez were getting ready to compete in the PGA Tour’s Barclays tournament at Plainfield CC in Edison, NJ.Mickelson, Shipnuck reported, invited Perez and his then-wife, Ashley, to stay with him at his swanky villa near the course, and when the two arrived, the trio began drinking wine on the property’s patio.However, “when Pat excused himself to use the restroom, Ashley says Mickelson took out his phone and showed her a full-body picture of himself naked with an erection while flexing one bicep,” Shipnuck wrote.Ashley, Shipnuck added, claimed Mickelson then told her, “I’m going to leave my bedroom door open tonight.When Pat falls asleep I want you to come see me.’”Ashley objected, and following the tournament, she told Perez about Mickelson’s advances.
Perez then, according to Shipnuck, retold the story to so many in the golf world “that Mickelson’s genitals became an urban legend on Tour.”Mickelson, who’s been married to his wife Amy for 30 years, went on to apologize to Perez twice for his behavior, per the Skratch report.The first happened while the two, both Arizona State alums, were at the famed Madison Club in Southern California.
The next took place in a 26-minute phone call after Perez said on a November 2022 podcast that he had “a different hate for Phil than most people.”“Throughout the 26-minute phone call, Mickelson alternated between contrition and saying he didn’t remember the details of that night,” Shipnuck reported.At one point during the call, it appeared Mickelson tried to say that he believed he was merely topless — not fully nude — in the photo that he showed Ashley.“Withou...