Published on 11:41 AM, December 14, 2016

Golf: Mickelson sidelined by hernia

US golfer Phil Mickelson on the 2nd green during his third round on day three of the 2016 British Open Golf Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland. Phil Mickelson faces an indefinite period on the sidelines after undergoing a second hernia operation in the space of two months, his management company has confirmed. A statement from Lagadere Sports late December 12, 2016 said the 46-year-old five-time Major winner was expected to make a full recovery from the surgery. File Photo: AFP
AFP, Los Angeles

Phil Mickelson faces an indefinite period on the sidelines after undergoing a second hernia operation in the space of two months, his management company has confirmed.

A statement from Lagadere Sports late Monday said the 46-year-old five-time Major winner was expected to make a full recovery from the surgery.

The operation will not prevent him from serving as a tournament ambassador at the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California from January 19-22.

Mickelson underwent a hernia operation in October, three days after his eighth place finish in the Safeway Open.

The left-hander is a 42-time winner on the PGA Tour but has

Mickelson, currently 19th in the World Golf Rankings, is a five-time major tournament champion and 42-time winner on the PGA Tour.

The famed left-hander's last win came at the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield.

 

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