Ted Bishop, the former USGA (United States Golf Association) President fired last weekend for calling Ian Poulter a 'little girl' in a tweet, has revealed that there was rumblings about Tom Watson's leadership style well before the Ryder Cup.
And they came from a predictable source.
Phil Mickelson, whose breathtakingly public attack on Watson in the immediate aftermath of the Ryder Cup led to waves of condemnation, had been bellyaching about the US captain's style as early as July.
According to the departing Bishop, Mickelson's press conference denunciation was a 'soliloquy on what he had told me in July.'
Bishop was removed from his post as USGA President last weekend (albeit just one month before his term was due to end anyway) for tweeting criticism of Ian Poulter.
Bishop was angered by Poulter's critique of Nick Faldo and Tom Watson for their recent stints as Ryder Cup captain in his autobiography. Bishhop dubbed Poulter a 'lil girl for his subsequently removed tweet. And Poulter was not best pleased at the comments.
Amid accusations of sexism, Bishop was asked to resign his post which he refused. He was subsequently removed. He has apologised for the tweet but argues he should not have been fired.
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