Golf-'Let it go dude', Mickelson plays down LIV switch

[ASFN Admin]

Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter, two of the biggest names to join the rebel LIV Golf Invitational Series, played down suggestions they had received a hostile reception during the first round of the British Open on Thursday. Briton Poulter was booed on the first tee before shooting a three-under-par 69 and Mickelson was unfazed by his decision not to attend the pre-tournament champions dinner. The 52-year-old Mickelson, who started with a level-par 72 at St Andrews, was delighted to be at the home of golf.

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