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Phil Mickelson discloses injury, will miss LIV Golf’s season-opening event

PHIL MICKELSON, one of the architects behind Saudi Arabia's Liv golf, will not play at the opening event of the Lyad this week.

Six major winners have revealed that they had been injured in the gym last week.

“I'm definitely disappointed that I miss the opening game of the season, but I'm looking forward to playing with Adelaide.” MICKELSON posted to X

54 -year -old Mikelson has played most of his career, without considerable injuries, a proof of his physique and conditioning system. Unlike his biggest enemy, Tiger Woods, it's surprising how healthy he was over 30 years.

Nevertheless, Mikelson had previously injured. Prior to the opening of the United States in 2007, Mikelson had an inflammation of his left wrist, and had no choice but to acquire cortison shots to relieve pain. But that wasn't helpful. Mikelson missed the cut that week. He was the first time he did not serve on weekends since the 1999 Open Championship in Carnuse.

Mikelson also said he would have skipped it unless it was open in the United States.

If you fast forward this week, the mantra remains the same. Since the first event of the Liv Golf season is not a major, Mickelson has decided to take another week to guarantee that it is sufficient for Liv Golf Adelaide on February 14.

LIV Golf Adelaide is definitely the biggest Liv calendar event. Nearly 100,000 Australian golf fans gather at the Grange Golf Club to see the best players in the world. The scene is also very lively and is compared with the WM Phoenix Open that starts this week on TPC Scottsdale on the PGA tour.

However, in the case of Liv Golf RIYDAH, recent winners are replaced by Mickelson in the field.

“OLLIE SCHNEIDERJANS tees it for me this week. I'm pulling from home for my teammates,” Michelson added.

Schneider Jeans will take Mikelson's location a week after the victory of the Indian Asian tour. The 31 -year -old Schneider Jeans has broken Blyson Dekambo with four shots since 2016, won the first professional event since 2016. In the past, the injury has been bothering Schneider Jeans's career because it was a pioneer as a promising young star. But now he can make a fuss at the Liv golf event because Mikelson is on the side.

Jack Mirco is a golf staff writer playing SB Nation. Please follow him in X @jack_milko

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