Thomas: It's Mickelson's problem, not ours!

Justin Thomas has questioned whether Phil Mickelson can recover his reputation within the sport after his explosive comments about the PGA Tour and the proposed Saudi Golf League.

The six-time major champion accused the PGA Tour of acting like a "dictatorship" and admitted he was using the threat of a breakaway to "reshape" how the Tour operates, with Rory McIlroy taking aim at the "naive, selfish, egotistical, ignorant" comments.

Mickelson apologised for his "reckless" comments on Tuesday and said he will be taking a break from golf, but still insisted the way the sport is run needs to change and praised the "visionaries" he had worked with on the rival league.

When asked whether Mickelson's reputation had been damaged by his comments about the breakaway circuit and the PGA Tour, Thomas told Sky Sports News: "I don't know, I guess it just depends on who you ask. The things he has said, he said and the way he feels, he feels.

"He's obviously very passionate and feels very strongly about certain ways and has made that very vocal. At this point, as much as I hate to say it, it's his problem and not ours.

"I think the stuff he has done and said kind of speaks for itself. I'm not really worried about what he's doing. He's a lot different stage of his career than I am. I'm just focused on what I'm doing and not getting wrapped up in some of the stuff he's up to."

Rory McIlroy said the potential league was "dead in the water" on Sunday after Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau joined the likes of Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa and Brooks Koepka in pledging their future to the PGA Tour.

Thomas has also ruled himself out of joining the SGL, saying the wanted to "create a legacy" on the PGA Tour, with the former world