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Phil Mickelson Withdraws From LIV Golf Events Due to Family Health Matter

The 55-year-old star will miss the opening event in Riyadh along with the following week’s event in Adelaide.
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Phil Mickelson will miss the first two events of the LIV Golf season.
Phil Mickelson will miss the first two events of the LIV Golf season. | Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Phil Mickelson is skipping the start to the LIV Golf league season this week due to a family health matter that he announced via social media.

Mickelson, 55, the six-time major champion who went to LIV Golf in 2022 a year after becoming the oldest major champion when he captured the PGA Championship, will miss this week’s event in Riyadh as well as one the following week in Adelaide.

“Amy and I need to be present for a family health matter,” Mickelson said in his statement that also announced Ollie Schneiderjans would take his place as a reserve player on his HyFlyers team.

Mickelson is coming off his best LIV Golf season as he finished 24th in the individual standings after posting three top 10 finishes. His HyFlyers team also finished fifth for the year.

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BOB HARIG

Bob Harig is a senior writer covering golf for Sports Illustrated. He has more than 25 years experience on the beat, including 15 at ESPN. Harig is a regular guest on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio and has written two books, "DRIVE: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods" and "Tiger and Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry." He graduated from Indiana University where he earned an Evans Scholarship, named in honor of the great amateur golfer Charles (Chick) Evans Jr. Harig, a former president of the Golf Writers Association of America, lives in Clearwater, Fla.

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