of phil mickelson's wife diagnosed with breast cancer

Wife’s Illness Leads Mickelson to Suspend Season: Amy Mickelson, the wife of the PGA Tour star Phil Mickelson, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will begin treatment. Phil Mickelson will suspend his playing schedule indefinitely.

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, 37, had not accompanied her husband to Dallas this week, remaining at home with their children: Amanda, 9; Sophia, 7; and Evan, 6.