Phil Mickelson's attorney has labelled accusations towards the six-time major winner as "false".
An explosive report from Golf Digest, published on 11 June, revealed the 55-year-old has had his membership at a high-end golf club in San Diego, California, revoked over allegations of inappropriate contact towards a female employee.
The incident is alleged to have occurred in the spring following a complaint from an employee at the Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe.
It is alleged Mickelson was asked to leave the property mid-round and was subsequently banned from the exclusive club, where he has practiced for decades.
Photographs of the golfer are also said to have been taken down from the walls.
Tom Clare, Mickelson's attorney, told the Los Angeles Times that video evidence contradicted the allegations.
He added: "There is a great deal of misinformation circulating and, while Phil’s full attention is devoted to a private family health matter, he has retained defamation counsel and is determined to hold accountable any publication or individual trafficking in speculation or false rumours."
The New York Post have also reported that the San Diego County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident but found no evidence of assault.
The Farms Golf Club said in a statement that they stood by its decision to revoke Mickelson's membership, adding that no video cameras were in the area where the misconduct allegedly occurred.
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