Fred Couples slams Phil Mickelson for joining LIV Golf: ‘I don’t think I’ll ever talk to him again’

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Fred Couples is no fan of the LIV Golf Invitational Series.

And after what’s transpired the past six months, his opinion of Phil Mickelson has changed as well. Mickelson, the biggest household name to join the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit, once shared a good rapport with Couples, which appears to now be done.

Phil Mickelson (R) walks alongside Fred Couples during a practice round prior to the 2011 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6, 2011 in Augusta, Georgia.   (Harry How/Getty Images)

Couples, a Hall of Famer and 15-time winner on the PGA Tour, said Wednesday that Mickelson’s press conferences since debuting in LIV Golf show a man that’s been censored by top officials of the upstart league.

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"These guys — you’ve seen their interviews, right?" Couples told Golf.com. "Have you ever seen Phil look so stupid in his life? They know it’s a joke."

Couples, 62, said that he isn’t happy that Saudi Arabia is the main financial backer of LIV Golf. The country has been accused by human rights organizations of torturing, kidnapping and murdering women. The Saudi royal family was reportedly involved in the kidnapping and murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

FILE - Phil Mickelson walks off the 14th green after missing a birdie putt during the third round at the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course, Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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Mickelson, 52, and Couples shared the spotlight numerous times during their career,