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Phil Mickelson, Amy Mickelson | 05/20/2009 2:30 pm

Pro-Golfer Phil Mickelson Suspends Tour as Wife Prepares to Undergo Breast-Cancer Treatment

No word on when the world’s No. 2 golfer will return to the green; Amy Mickelson to have surgery soon.
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

The No. 2 golfer in the world has suspended his tour schedule to be by his wife’s side as she battles breast cancer. 

Phil Mickelson’s wife, Amy, is expected to undergo major surgery within two weeks as a start to her cancer treatment. She has already endured a battery of tests, with more to come. Mickelson suspended his PGA Tour schedule indefinitely, and withdrew from this week’s HP Byron Nelson Championship, as well as next week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational tournament in Fort Worth, TX, in which he is the defending champion, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Mickelson has already won twice this year, has three other top-ten finishes and is a favorite for the U.S. Open at Bethpage, NY, where he finished second to Tiger Woods in 2002, according to the PGATour.com. The San Diego native has 36 PGA Tour wins under his belt, and has earned more than $52 million in his 17-year professional career.

The Phil and Amy Mickelson Charitable Foundation has been involved in Hurricane Katrina relief, the Start Smart program that provides needy kids with clothes and school supplies and the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, which gives teachers innovative ideas and tools to help motivate students. The Mickelsons married in 1996, live in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, and have three children: Evan Samuel, age 6, Sophia Isabel, 7, and Amanda Brynn, 9. Amy is a former Phoenix Suns cheerleader.

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LibraLady
My prayers are with Amy Mickelson….I love watching Phil golf, he brings fun to the game…I truly admire how he has chosen to put his wife first….God Bless them all and wish Amy a full recovery.  Phil sets an excellent example of a devoted husband….too bad edwards couldn’t have lived up to his example of a devoted husband.
By LibraLady on 05/20/2009 4:49 pm
BethCornell
I know all to well from my mother’s experience 30 years ago. Thanks to science things have changed and Mrs. Mikelson has a better chance. My prayers are with both of them.
By BethCornell on 05/20/2009 5:23 pm
laureenf
Dittos….nice to have your man at your side during this scary ordeal…Phil, God bless you and your wife.
By laureenf on 05/20/2009 6:59 pm
Cjay
May I ask, why not merely share her upcoming condition with us, and not mention what he husband is doing that he should be doing? Is he so unusual? Come on Wowow - equity here, minimally, please.
By Cjay on 05/21/2009 2:01 am