Phil Mickelson pulls out of PGA Championship weeks after missing The Masters, cites 'personal health issue'

Phil Mickelson, a three-time Masters champion, volition not tee disconnected astatine adjacent week’s PGA Championship. The 55-year-old, who competes connected the LIV Golf circuit, cited a "personal wellness substance with his family," tourney organizers confirmed Tuesday.

Mickelson was absent from Augusta National for the 2026 Masters past month, saying astatine the clip helium would measurement speech for an "extended play of time" portion helium and his household worked done an unspecified wellness issue.

"Unfortunately, I volition not play successful The Masters Tournament adjacent week and volition beryllium retired for an extended play of clip arsenic my household continues to navigate a idiosyncratic wellness matter," Mickelson wrote successful an April connection posted to societal media.

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Phil Mickelson walks connected the archetypal greenish during the semifinals of the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship astatine The Cardinal astatine Saint John's Resort connected Aug. 23, 2025. (Aaron Doster/Imagn Images)

"I privation everyone the champion of luck and volition beryllium watching," helium added.

Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley voiced enactment for Mickelson pursuing his determination to measurement distant from the signature event. "We cognize however overmuch Phil loves the Masters tournament, and helium volition beryllium missed by everyone successful Augusta adjacent week," Ridley’s connection said. "He has our implicit enactment arsenic helium takes clip to beryllium with his family."

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Mickelson has won six large championships, including 2 PGA Championship titles. His 2021 triumph astatine Kiawah Island Golf Resort successful South Carolina made him the oldest golfer to triumph a large astatine property 50.

Phil Mickelson plays a changeable from the 5th tee during time 2 of LIV Golf South Africa astatine The Club astatine Steyn City successful Johannesburg connected March 20, 2026. (Johan Rynners/Getty Images)

Prior to Tuesday’s announcement, Mickelson was expected to vie among a tract of much than 150 players astatine Aronimink Golf Club, the tract of this year’s PGA Championship. The tourney is acceptable to statesman May 14 and tally done May 17.

Max Homa has been named Mickelson’s replacement pursuing his withdrawal.

Phil Mickelson of the Hyflyers looks up aft hitting a changeable from the unsmooth connected the 15th spread during time 2 of LIV Golf Dallas connected June 28, 2025 astatine Maridoe Golf Club successful Carrollton, TX. (Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Mickelson has already missed 4 events this play connected the LIV Golf calendar, including stops successful Hong Kong and Singapore. A "family wellness matter" was besides cited arsenic the crushed for Mickelson’s lack successful February.

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Mickelson did instrumentality to contention successful March for an lawsuit successful South Africa, finishing tied for 48th. That lawsuit was followed by his announcement successful aboriginal April that helium would instrumentality a interruption from the sport.

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