Three-time champion Phil Mickelson will miss this yr’s Masters and step away from golf “for an prolonged interval” due to a household well being matter.
The American has solely missed the event on three different events since making his debut at Augusta Nationwide in 1991.
In a submit on X, Mickelson wrote: “Sadly, I can’t play within the Masters Event subsequent week and shall 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 positively essentially the most particular week of the yr. I want everybody the very best of luck and shall 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 undertaking and the PGA Tour.
His absence this yr, for the event that runs from 9 to 12 April, means it will likely be the primary time since 1994 that each Mickelson and Tiger Woods is not going to 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 asserting 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 lower eventually yr’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.
