Mickelson's wife has breast cancer; he leaves Tour

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Mickelson's wife has breast cancer; he leaves Tour

May 21st, 2009 - Boston

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Phil Mickelson has suspended his PGA Tour schedule immediately after announcing yesterday that his wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Mickelson withdrew from the Byron Nelson Championship, which starts today, and is expected to miss next week's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, where he is the defending champion.

Mickelson's management company, Gaylord Sports, said in a release that Amy Mickelson has undergone an extensive battery of tests, and that the treatment process is expected to begin with major surgery, possibly within the next two weeks.

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