Phil Mickelson’s wife issues first public response after misconduct allegations emerge

Amy Mickelson has offered her first public show of support for her husband amid the Phil Mickelson misconduct allegations that have gripped professional golf this month. A spokeswoman for the six-time major champion told People on Monday, June 29, that Amy has stood by Mickelson throughout their 35-year marriage "with extraordinary grace" and "unwavering love," even as accusations against him have multiplied in recent weeks.The statement followed Ashley Perez's Instagram post on Sunday and a sweeping Skratch investigation by reporter Alan Shipnuck that detailed a pattern of alleged misconduct spanning more than a decade. Mickelson, 56, has not competed in a major all year and has now withdrawn from the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, making 2026 the first year he has missed all four majors since 1990.

What Amy says about Phil Mickelson’s misconduct allegations?

The spokesperson did not contest every claim individually but challenged the framing around them.

"Some of the allegations circulating about Mr. Mickelson are false, and others revisit mistakes he has already acknowledged, publicly or privately," she told People. "Stacking the disputed claims next to the ones he has owned does not make them credible. It instead contributes to a false and misleading narrative. No person, no article, and no book can present an accurate, complete, or personal story of the life Mr.

Mickelson and his family have lived. His story, struggles, and recovery belong to him and to the people who have shared it closely alongside him."On Amy specifically, the statement continued: "Recovery is not a straight line. Throughout their 35-year relationship, his wife, Amy Mickelson, has supported Mr. Mickelson and their family with extraordinary grace, unwavering love, and the belief that people are measured not only by their failures, but by what they do to make them right.

Mr. Mickelson's priority is to become the husband, father, and man his family deserves.

Right now, that means giving his full attention to a private family health matter."

What happened to Phil Mickelson?

Golf Digest first reported in June that Mickelson had been removed mid-round from The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe after a female employee accused him of nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact. Club officials launched an immediate review.

Mickelson's camp called it a misunderstanding. Shipnuck's subsequent Skratch investigation, drawn from 19 sources, expanded the picture significantly, alleging multiple incidents involving different women and revealing that Mickelson had departed three separate San Diego-area golf clubs since 2021.

Did Phil Mickelson’s accuser say anything about the misconduct allegations?

Ashley Perez, the estranged wife of tour pro Pat Perez, posted on Instagram on Sunday, June 28: "I will rise up and stand next to the millions of women who have been silenced to protect the evil and darkness that lurks amongst us.

Thank you dearly for the love and support. My heart goes out to the countless other victims."In the Skratch article, Perez alleged that Mickelson made an explicit proposition toward her during the 2015 Barclays tournament while Pat Perez briefly stepped away. "There is a culture of silence that keeps women from coming forward," she told Shipnuck. "I want to give other women the courage to share their truth. With Phil, I feel like the pattern has been there for many years but people have been afraid to go public because it's Phil Mickelson.

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How does it impact Phil Mickelson’s career?

The Open withdrawal means Mickelson will skip all four 2026 majors, an absence without precedent in his professional career. He missed the Masters and PGA Championship citing a family health matter, received no special invitation to the U.S. Open after his exemption expired, and is now listed among Royal Birkdale's non-playing exempt entrants for the July 16-19 event. His LIV Golf future is equally uncertain, with the Saudi-backed circuit facing institutional headwinds and the PGA Tour having constructed a reinstatement pathway widely seen as designed to exclude him. Whether Mickelson addresses these allegations directly, and when, remains the open question around one of golf's most decorated and complicated careers.