Phil Mickelson has withdrawn from multiple LIV Golf events, participating in only one during the 2026 season. His absence is attributed to a private family health matter.
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Phil Mickelson has played in just one LIV Golf event during the 2026 season.
LIV Golfās future seems to be far from certain right now, and Mickelsonās continued absence hasnāt helped matters.
However, the 55-year-oldās absence has been down to a āprivate family health matterā.
Phil Mickelson was one of the biggest stars to leave the PGA Tour in order to join LIV Golf back in 2022.
However, he has failed to win an event on LIV Golf, and 2026 has largely been a write-off for the six-time major champion.
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He has missed five out of the six events on the LIV schedule so far this year.
LIV Golf star Mickelson will now miss the PGA Championship next week, as well as the event this week in Virginia.
His continued absence from LIV has set tongues wagging, given their current situation.
LIV Golf face an uncertain future as a result of PIF withdrawing their financial backing from the league, and CEO Scott OāNeil faced some tough questions during his press conference on Tuesday.
Phil Mickelson's withdrawals are due to a private family health matter.
Phil Mickelson has played in just one LIV Golf event during the 2026 season.
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Scott OāNeil addressed the media in Virginia on Tuesday morning.
OāNeil fielded plenty of questions about the future of LIV Golf, after PIF announced that they would be pulling their funding from the league.
However, he was also asked about Mickelsonās current situation.
āYeah, I talked to Phil yesterday, sorry he canāt make it today,ā OāNeil said.
*ā*I just want to be really sensitive. We all have things going on in our lives that are personal, and his is.
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*ā*I have a lot of love and respect for him as a human being and certainly have respect for him as what heās accomplished in his career, and his presence is really helpful. So I hope he comes back soon.
*ā*I will tell you that his presence is missed by ā like I miss him, I miss his presence at events. He carries a ton of weight in every room he walks. Thatās not only because heās a six-time major champion, but heās got gravitas, and that comes with something thatās way beyond winning.
āYes, heās one of the guys helping me, of course.ā
Whatever is going on with Mickelson right now, we all hope that heās back in action as soon as possible.
Whether you love him or hate him, there is no doubt that he is one of the gameās genuinely blockbuster stars.
Mickelson is still a needle-mover, even at the age of 55.
Whether Phil Mickelsonās future lies with LIV Golf or not, I genuinely hope that we see him playing competitively on a regular basis for at least the next few years.
Itās such a shame that he wonāt be at the PGA Championship next week, and the LIV Golf hierarchy will undoubtedly be so disappointed that he is not in Virginia this week.