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Piers Morgan has leapt to the defence of American golf star Phil Mickelson. The 51-year-old is set to miss the upcoming Masters event for the first time in 28 years.

Following his controversial comments regarding a potential Saudi-backed golf Super League to rival the PGA Tour, the six-time major winner is taking a break from the sport. He last played in the Saudi International tournament last month and will miss the first major of the year - having been listed as a 'past champion not playing'.

Mickelson has come under severe criticism following his outspoken quotes on the Saudi Super League but Morgan, an avid golf fan, backed the American and said his treatment was both unfair and unnecessary. “Golf’s ongoing cancellation of Phil Mickelson has now forced him out of the Masters,’” he wrote on Twitter.

“You don’t have to agree with the things he said recently, for which he apologised, to think this is now turning into an unedifying sporting crucifixion. I’ll play with you.” Last month the American had accused the PGA Tour of acting like a ‘dictatorship’ and admitted he was using the