Phil Mickelson withdraws from Masters, joins Tiger Woods in pulling out of major
Three-time champion has missed all but one of five LIV Golf events this year, first time neither player has competed at the event since 1994
Three-time champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Masters on Thursday, citing a personal health matter with his family that kept him out of all but one of the five LIV Golf events this year.
Earlier in the week, Tiger Woods said Tuesday he was taking an indefinite leave to seek treatment after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence in a March 27 crash in Florida.
It will be the first time neither Woods nor Mickelson will be at the Masters since 1994, when Woods was a senior in high school and Mickelson had broken his leg while skiing earlier that year.
“Unfortunately I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will be out for an extended period of time as my family continues to navigate a personal health matter,” Mickelson posted on social media.
Mickelson called the Masters “definitely the most special week of the year”, and his record reflects that. He won his first major at Augusta National in 2004, the last player to win the Masters by one shot with a birdie putt on the 72nd hole.
He also won in 2006 and in 2010, one of only eight players to win the Masters at least three times.
