Phil Mickelson is a fan favorite at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz. But, after 30 appearances in The Greatest Show on Grass, Mickelson is opting to go elsewhere in early 2020.
Per a story by the Saudi Gazette, Lefty will play in the European Tour’s Saudi International that same weekend at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia.
“I am really looking forward to playing in Saudi Arabia in January,” Mickelson told the Gazette. “I watched Dustin [Johnson] win the title last year and thought the course looked like an interesting challenge.”
Mickelson joins a star-studded group that includes Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed and Tony Finau competing for a $3.5 million purse in the event’s second year.