US EditionThree-time champion to skip Masters due to ‘personal health matter’ in family
- On Thursday, three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from next week's tournament at Augusta National, citing a "family health matter" and announcing he will step away from golf for an extended period.
- Mickelson missed the first four LIV Golf League events this year before returning in South Africa two weeks ago, having previously cited a family situation for those tournament absences.
- This year would have marked Mickelson's 33rd appearance at Augusta, where he won in 2004, 2006, and 2010; he has made 28 cuts in 31 appearances at the tournament.
- With Tiger Woods also withdrawing Tuesday, this marks the first Masters in 32 years, since 1994, that neither golf legend will compete; the tournament starts April 9 with a 91-man field.
- Fans have offered significant support following the announcements, and Mickelson, who wrote he has "great respect for Augusta National Golf Club," will watch the tournament from home.
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Independent EspañolAUGUSTA, Georgia, USA (AP) — Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson announced Thursday that he will withdraw from this year's tournament, citing a personal health issue in his family that kept him out of four previous editions.
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Mickelson pulls out of Masters, which will be without Lefty and Woods for first time since ’94
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.
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