Mickelson has not played since February at the Saudi International, where he accused the PGA Tour of 'obnoxious greed'. 9WWOS
The PGA of America announced his decision on social media. The PGA Championship starts Friday at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mickelson dismissed Saudi Arabia's human rights atrocities, including the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, by saying it was worth it if it meant gaining leverage to get the changes he wanted on the PGA Tour. He is only the third PGA champion not to defend his title in the last 75 years. Tiger Woods missed in 2008 while recovering from reconstructive knee surgery, and Ben Hogan couldn't play in 1949 while recovering from his car getting struck by a bus."I personally think it's an unbelievable mental challenge to come back and play after what he's put himself through," six-time major champion and CBS analyst Nick Faldo said on Thursday.
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