PGA Tour pro Phil Mickelson said on Thursday that his family hired the tutoring company at the center of the college admissions scandal that has wrapped up Hollywood actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman to help his children in the college admissions process. He denied participating in the alleged fraud perpetrated by William “Rick” Singer's Key World Foundation described to wealthy parents seeking his services as “the side door” to college admission. Mickelson 'shocked' by college fraud scandal “Our family, along with thousands of others, used Rick Singer's company to guide us through the college admissions process,” Mickelson wrote on Twitter.