Phil Mickelson to miss Masters for first time

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Phil Mickelson is set to miss the Masters for the first time in 28 years after being removed from the tournament's list of active golfers.

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The six-time major winner, who won the last of his three Masters green jackets in 2010, said last month he would take "some time away" from..

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..golf after being criticized for comments he made about Saudi Arabia's regime and the country's proposed new tour.

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Mickelson has been officially listed as a "past champion not playing" on the Masters website.

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At the end of February, the 51-year-old apologized for his comments on the reported Saudi-backed breakaway golf tour,...

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...saying they were off the record -- a claim the reporter who interviewed him has denied -- and shared out of context and without his consent.

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