Amy Mickelson has breast cancer, Phil out of championship
Amy Mickelson, the wife of the PGA Tour star Phil Mickelson, has learned she has breast cancer and will begin treatment near the couple’s home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Tests will continue and treatment is expected to begin with “major surgery” within two weeks, according to an announcement from Gaylord Sports, Mickelson’s management firm.
Mickelson, the No. 2-ranked golfer in the world, withdrew from the H.P. Byron Nelson Championship in Dallas, where he was scheduled to begin a two-week run, including a title defense at next week’s Crowne Plaza Colonial. He will suspend his playing schedule indefinitely, the announcement said.
Amy Mickelson had not accompanied her husband to Dallas this week, remaining at home with their children: Amanda, 9; Sophia, 7; and Evan, 6.
A frequent presence at PGA Tour events, she could usually be spotted walking along the gallery ropes watching her husband and chatting with fans, as she did most recently at the Players Championship two weeks ago. She is known as a naturally gregarious person, much like her husband, and is often approached by fans who want to talk to her about golf and about how her husband is playing.
In an interview two years ago she told The Augusta Chronicle that she wished her husband could hear some of the flattering comments.
“When I’m at a tournament alone, a lot of people will come up to me and tell me how they feel about him,” she said then. “It’s incredible. He’s very lucky. It’s very flattering.”
They met in Phoenix while attending Arizona State University, where Mickelson was an all-American golfer and the winner of the 1990 United States Amateur. Over the past two years Amy Mickelson has helped with the operation of the couple’s charity commitments, including the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Homes for Our Troops and Birdies for the Brave.
“We are saddened by the news of Amy Mickelson’s diagnosis, but are hopeful that with the support of Phil and her family and friends, she will come through this difficult time,” Tim Finchem, the commissioner of the PGA Tour, said in a statement. “The thoughts and prayers of everyone connected with the PGA Tour are with the Mickelson family.”
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