\t\t\t\tThe six-time major champion and European Tour legend will miss the start of the LIV Golf season\u2026<\/p>\n
Phil Mickelson has announced he will miss the start of the 2026 LIV Golf season. <\/p>\n
The six-time major champion will skip this week\u2019s season-opener in Riyadh and the following week\u2019s showpiece in Adelaide<\/a> to attend to a family health matter with his wife Amy.<\/p>\n \u201cI will not be able to participate in the first two LIV Events as Amy and I need to be present for a family health matter,\u201d Mickelson wrote on X<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t wait to compete again and look forward to rejoining my teammates as soon as possible. In the meantime, Ollie Schniederjans will step in for me in Riyadh as I root on for HyFlyers from afar.\u201d<\/p>\n LIV\u2019s season begins this coming Wednesday with its first 72-hole event<\/a> under the lights at Riyadh Golf Club and continues in Adelaide a week later.<\/p>\n Schiederjans, a LIV reserve, will complete a HyFlyers lineup<\/a> that also includes Cameron Tringale, Brendan Steele and new signing Michael La Sasso<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last season, Mickelson missed the season-opener in Saudi Arabia with a shoulder injury. On that occasion, he was also replaced by former world No.1 amateur Schniederjans.<\/p>\n And Mickelson won\u2019t be the only veteran missing in Riyadh. <\/p>\n Lee Westwood has also confirmed he\u2019ll miss the first two events of the season. The Majesticks GC co-captain is managing a wrist injury. <\/p>\n \u201cThankfully, it\u2019s nothing too serious,\u201d the 52-year-old Englishman wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cHowever, I\u2019ve been advised to manage my rep count over the coming weeks. Therefore, I\u2019ll unfortunately be missing this month\u2019s LIV Golf events in Riyadh and Adelaide.<\/p>\n