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\t\t<\/p>\n Phil Mickelson<\/strong><\/a> will no longer be competing in the 2026 Masters Tournament<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n On Thursday (April 2), the 55-year-old pro golfer announced in a statement that he is withdrawing from the big tournament due to a \u201cpersonal health matter\u201d going on in his family.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u201cUnfortunately, I will not play in the Masters Tournament<\/em> next week and will be out for an extended period of time as my family continues to navigate a personal health matter,\u201d Mickelson<\/strong> wrote on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cI have great respect for Augusta National Golf Club and it is definitely the most special week of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI wish everyone the best of luck and will be watching,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t know, Mickelson<\/strong> has won the Masters<\/em> three times in his career, with victories in 2004, 2006, and 2010.<\/p>\n Mickelson<\/strong>\u2018s withdrawal from the 2026 Masters<\/em> comes just two days after Tiger Woods<\/strong> also pulled out of the prestigious golf tournament after he was charged with DUI<\/a> following a rollover car crash in Florida.<\/p>\n This marks the first since 1994 that Mickelson<\/strong> and Woods<\/strong>, a five-time Masters champ, both missed the first major of the season at the Augusta National Golf Club. <\/p>\n The 2026 Masters Tournament<\/em> runs from April 9 through April 11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n