Phil Mickelson made a decision about his golf career as his personal life was the subject of shocking allegations.
Accordingly, the 56-year-old Mickelson will not take part in the Open Championship this month Golf Digest. It is the first time in Mickelson’s career that he has withdrawn from all four majors in a calendar year.
The 2026 Open Championship begins on July 16 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Mickelson won the 2013 Open Championship, one of his six major titles.
Mickelson hasn’t given a reason why he shouldn’t play in this year’s Open tournament, but this follows a scathing article published by Scratch golf on Friday, June 26, in which Mickelson was accused of numerous inappropriate actions.
Shocking allegations have been made against golfer Phil Mickelson after the six-time major champion was kicked out of a country club over a misconduct charge. Journalist Alan Shipnuck spoke to 19 sources for a stunning investigative article about the 56-year-old Mickelson, published by Skratch Golf on Friday, June 26. The story followed shortly afterwards (…)
He withdrew from the Masters Tournament and the 2026 PGA Championship, citing a “personal health issue.” In his piece for Scratch golfjournalist Alan Shipnuck reported that one of Mickelson’s children was “unwell.”
Mickelson and his wife, Amywhom he married in 1996, has three children together: daughters Amandaborn 1999, and Sophiaborn in 2001, and son Evanborn 2003.
Last month, Mickelson shortly thereafter withdrew from the 2026 US Open Golf Digest published an article accusing him of allegedly engaging in “non-consensual and inappropriate” contact with an employee at Farms Golf Club outside San Diego.
After an investigation, Mickelson was kicked out of the club.
BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 8: Phil Mickelson is interviewed on the first day of LIV Golf Chicago at Bolingbrook Golf Club on August 8, 2025 in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Patrick McDermott/Getty Images“All misunderstandings have been cleared up,” Mickelson’s spokesman said at the time. “Phil continues to manage a family health matter and is unsure when he will be able to return to professional golf.”
In the article published by Scratch golf Last week, Mickelson allegedly made unwanted advances Ashley Perez shortly after she married a professional golfer Pat Perez in 2014.
“I was so young and innocent,” Ashley recalled. “I’m just this girl from Oklahoma and I can’t believe Phil Mickelson wants to be my buddy! And he texts me good morning!”
In 2015, Ashley claimed that Mickelson showed her “a full-body picture of himself naked with an erection while flexing a bicep” on his phone as Pat left to use the bathroom.
Mickelson, in a recorded phone call with Pat, disputed the specific nature of the photo, calling it “topless.”
“Looking back now, it definitely feels like I was groomed,” Ashley claimed of Mickelson’s behavior.
Mickelson was also accused of cheating on his wife several times throughout their marriage.
The golfer’s lawyers issued a statement Scratch golf about all the allegations.
“Some of the allegations circulating about Mr. Mickelson are false, and others repeat mistakes that he has already admitted publicly or privately,” the statement said. “Piling the disputed claims alongside those he owned does not make them credible. Instead, it contributes to a false and misleading narrative. No person, article or book can provide an accurate, complete or personal story of the life of Mr. Mickelson and his family. His story, his struggles and his recovery belong to him and the people who shared them closely with him.”
The statement continued: “Recovery is not a straight path. Throughout their 35-year relationship, his wife, Amy Mickelson, has supported Mr. Mickelson and their family with extraordinary grace, unwavering love, and the belief that people are judged not only by their mistakes, but by what they do to make up for them. Mr. Mickelson’s priority is to become the husband, father, and man his family deserves. Right now, that means giving his full attention to a private one “He understands that parts of his life are public, but the private affairs of his family are not.”
