Phil Mickelson Withdraws From Masters Due To ‘family Health Matter’

Phil Mickelson has announced he will not compete astatine adjacent week’s Masters owed to an ongoing “family wellness matter”.

Six-time awesome victor Mickelson, who won nan Masters successful 2004, 2006 and 2010, missed nan first 4 LIV Golf events of nan twelvemonth and said he will stay “out for an extended play of time”.

Mickelson said connected his societal media sites: “Unfortunately, I will not play successful nan Masters Tournament adjacent week and will beryllium retired for an extended play of clip arsenic my family continues to navigate a individual wellness matter.

“I person awesome respect for Augusta National Golf Club and it is decidedly nan astir typical week of nan year. I wish everyone nan champion of luck and will beryllium watching.”

Mickelson announced successful February that he would miss nan opening 2 LIV Golf tournaments this twelvemonth – successful Riyadh and Adelaide – and later missed events successful Hong Kong and Singapore.

He returned to action past period astatine LIV Golf South Africa successful Steyn City, wherever he vanished tied successful 48th place, but mobility marks remained complete whether he would make Augusta.

Mickelson, who missed nan trim astatine past year’s Masters, has besides won 2 PGA Championships (2005 and 2021) and triumphed astatine The Open, astatine Muirfield, successful 2013.

This year’s Masters would person been his 33rd commencement astatine Augusta, while only 7 different players person won nan tourney 3 times.