Five-time Major winning Phil Mickelson has revealed a side of his relationship with Tiger Woods ahead of an interview being screened next Monday on the Golf Channel.

What Mickelson thinks of Woods:

“I’m always appreciative of him. I’ve told him that many times. I don’t know if he thinks I’m sincere or not because sometimes I can be a bit sarcastic. … We’ll always look at him with appreciation.”

Phil Mickelson opens up about his relationship with Tiger Woods in an interview to be screened soon on the Golf Channel

How the pair have got on in Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup competition:

“We’ve really worked well together. I’ve developed a whole new respect for his mind and how detail-oriented he is. Especially in this last Ryder Cup, he was extremely instrumental in putting every player in a position to succeed.”

Woods contribution to the game:

“When I came out on Tour, in 1992, or when I won the Tucson Open (as an amateur) the purse, the entire purse, and the winner’s cheque was $180,000. I remember thinking in the mid-90s, ‘I wonder if someday we’ll play for a million dollar first-place check. I don’t know, probably not in my lifetime, but I hope we do.’ And now we do every week, and that’s because of Tiger.”