Phil Mickelson Injury: Updates on Golfer's Recovery from Sports Hernia Surgery
Phil Mickelson has undergone another surgery—his second in the last two months—to repair a sports hernia.
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Monday, Dec. 12
Jason Sobel of ESPN.com reported Mickelson underwent a second sports hernia surgery Monday and noted there is no timetable for a return.
Per Alex Myers of Golf Digest, the 46-year-old had the first procedure on Oct. 19, shortly after completing the Safeway Open. He has not appeared in a tournament since.
"It was a walnut-sized hernia behind my belly button," Mickelson said in November. "It was no big deal, nor did it affect me when I played. I pushed it back in every minute or so. I couldn't work out as intensely as I wanted to. That's all. It didn't hurt or affect me. It was just annoying."
Mickelson had an up-and-down 2016 season, which featured a second-place showing at the Open Championship, six top-10 finishes and a 16th-place finish in the FedEx Cup standings. He currently sits No. 19 in the world golf rankings, up 15 spots from where he ended the 2015 season.
On the other hand, he also missed the cut at the Masters and the U.S. Open—two events where he has had a lot of success in his career.
Lefty hasn't won a major tournament since the 2013 Open Championship and hasn't won on American soil since the Waste Management Phoenix Open that same year.
Still, Mickelson remains one of the most accomplished players in the world with five major championships and a Hall-of-Fame worthy resume.
