PGA Championship 2026: Max Homa replaces Phil Mickelson at Aronimink; Tiger Woods officially out

The PGA of America announced Tuesday that six-time major champion Phil Mickelson will not play in the PGA Championship next week at Aronimink due to a “personal health matter with this family.” The two-time PGA champion has only played in one of LIV Golf’s six events this year and did not compete in the Masters last month.

He will be replaced by Max Homa, who was sitting in the first alternate spot the last couple days. Homa tied for ninth place last month at the Masters.

An updated field was released by the PGA of America Tuesday with 154 names on the list, two spots remaining for the winners of the PGA Tour’s Truist Championship and Myrtle Beach Classic events this week.

Tiger Woods’ name was not on that list, as was expected. Woods is believed to be in a treatment program after he was arrested in March on suspicion of DUI.

Neither Woods nor Mickelson played in the Masters last month, making it the first time since 1994 that neither man was at Augusta National.

Elsewhere, Dustin Johnson received a special invitation from the PGA to play in the 69th consecutive major championship for which he is eligible.

“I’m definitely very excited to play,” Johnson said. “The PGA of America, we’ve got a great relationship. I’ve supported them for a long time. I’m very, very thankful that they gave me an invite. And very honored.”

The last name listed in the field by alphabetical order? Cameron Young, who is playing some of the best golf in the world, just won the Cadillac Championship at Doral and is up to No. 3 in the world behind only Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.

With Homa moving into the field, that leaves Sudarshan Yellamaraju as the first alternate. He tied for fifth place in March at the Players. The fifth alternate is Tony Finau, who missed the Masters last month, which was the first major he’d missed after 33 consecutive starts.