Golf Channel · Feb 14, 2019
Mickelson to consider skipping The Players, still pondering spring schedule
LOS ANGELES – Fresh off his win at Pebble Beach, Phil Mickelson is in the midst of a stretch of five starts in six weeks as he gets his 2019 campaign off the ground. But at age 48, he still plans on being selective with his schedule moving forward – including possibly opting out of the PGA Tour’s flagship event.
Mickelson hinted at tightening up his schedule earlier this year, hoping to avoid courses with especially penal rough, and last month he skipped the Farmers Insurance Open for the first time in 29 years. But he was also a late addition to this week’s field at the Genesis Open, committing days before he won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for a fifth time.