The future for Tiger and Phil is more uncertain than ever

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As golf season begins to come into full swing, two of the most famous — and oldest — players on the PGA Tour are surrounded by question marks.

Here's the latest on Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods:

Phil

At 51, Lefty had gained perhaps more popularity than ever in recent years. His televised production "The Match," which started as a game of Phil vs. Tiger and evolved to feature other sports stars like Tom Brady and Stephen Curry, was a breath of fresh air into the sometimes-stuffy golf world. Mickelson became the oldest player to ever win a major when he was victorious at the PGA Championship last summer. His approval rating was apparently confirmed when he tweeted that he was the highest earner from the PGA Tour's inaugural Player Impact Program (PIP), which rewards players mentioned most in the media with a total of $40 million US, $8 million of which supposedly went to Mickelson.

Now, Mickelson finds himself in the deep rough, apologizing for comments he made about getting into bed with "scary mother[expletive]s" in Saudi Arabia who are attempting to build a new league to compete with the PGA Tour by prying away some of its biggest names.

"We know they killed [Washington Post columnist Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay," Mickelson said. "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."

Throughout it all, Mickelson contended everything he was doing was for the good of the sport. Other star players like Dustin