Three-time champion Phil Mickelson will miss this 12 months’s Masters and step away from golf “for an prolonged interval” due to a household well being matter.
The American has solely missed the match on three different events since making his debut at Augusta Nationwide in 1991.
In a publish on X, Mickelson wrote: “Sadly, I can’t play within the Masters Match subsequent week and might be out for an prolonged time period as my household continues to navigate a private well being matter.
“I’ve nice respect for Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership and it’s undoubtedly probably the most particular week of the 12 months. I want everybody the very best of luck and might be watching.”
The 55-year-old final missed the primary main of the season in 2022 after making controversial feedback about the then-proposed LIV Golf project and the PGA Tour.
His absence this 12 months, for the match that runs from 9 to 12 April, means will probably be the primary time since 1994 that each Mickelson and Tiger Woods won’t characteristic within the Masters.
Mickelson sat out of the primary 4 occasions of the 2026 LIV Golf season, at Riyadh, Adelaide, Hong Kong and Singapore. He additionally cited a “household well being matter” when saying his preliminary absence on 1 February.
Though he returned to motion final month at Steyn Metropolis in South Africa, the place he completed tied for forty eighth place, it was unclear whether or not he would play at Augusta.
Mickelson, who missed the reduce ultimately 12 months’s Masters, has additionally received the US PGA Championship twice and triumphed on the Open Championship, at Muirfield, in 2013.
Solely Jack Nicklaus (six), Woods (5) and Arnold Palmer (4) have received extra Masters titles than Mickelson.
