"Name your source you lying POS" - Phil Mickelson blasts Alan Shipnuck for calling him 'sociopathic', deletes tweet later

In a now-deleted tweet, Phil Mickelson lashed out at his unofficial biographer, Alan Shipnuck, for calling him sociopathic.

Over the last week, rumors of Jon Rahm making a move to LIV Golf have intensified once again. Shipnuck, the author of Mickelson's biography, 'Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar,' claimed that the veteran golfer was telling people that Rahm was switching to LIV Golf.

Mickelson, however, denied the claim, stating that the accusations were baseless while calling Shipnuck the 'worst liar' and a 'pathetic human.'

In response, Shipnuck called Mickelson sociopathic and claimed that the golfer knew the truth.

"It was typically sociopathic," he wrote. "I thought my original tweet was cheeky. For him to so wildly overreact (on Thanksgiving eve!) felt like projection. Phil knows the truth. The people he's told (who are influential in the golf world) know the truth. It's whatever."

This claim didn't sit well with the six-time major champion. He denied having contacted the Spaniard and challenged the renowned golf journalist to name his source while referring to him as a lying POS (piece of sh*t).

Mickelson wrote:

"I can't be any more clear. You are LYING. I have not spoken Jon's name or about him. Every person I've been with the last couple of weeks will swear by that. Name your source, you lying POS. (I won't go into the countless lies in your book, too many to even start.)

"When you do speak to your sources, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, you should know they aren't real and they were off the record. Ableh, ableh, ableh, that's all folks."

Mickelson, however, deleted the tweet later.

Both Rahm and Mickelson are alumni of Arizona State University and share a great relationship. Additionally, Mickelson's brother and caddie, Tim, served as the Spaniard's coach in college.

They were also seen practicing together at the US Open and PGA Championship earlier this year. It was an interesting sight amid the strained relationship between the LIV and PGA factions. However, Rahm had said that it didn't make a difference and, for him, nothing had changed.

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