CHASKA, Minn. — Phil Mickelson is coming back for the PGA Championship.
Event organizers confirmed Mickelson will play in the season’s fourth and final major, which starts Aug. 13 at Hazeltine in this community southwest of Minneapolis. Mickelson is expected to return to the tour next week at the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Mickelson, who did not speak with reporters during Wednesday’s practice round here, left the tour two months ago to be with his wife, Amy, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had surgery July 1. At about that time, Mickelson learned his mother has breast cancer as well.
Before missing the British Open this month, Mickelson had the longest active streak of majors played, at 61.
His presence at the PGA will add to a strong field that includes Tiger Woods.
“Well, if he’s playing, things are going better at home,” Woods said at the Buick Open in Michigan. “If things were not going well, then I don’t think he’d play. So it’s a positive sign to see him out here playing.”
In a statement on his website, Mickelson said he will also play in the Barclays Golf Tournament two weeks after the PGA Championship, “and if things continue to go well I’ll be able to play more.”
