Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson isn't surprised that Tiger Woods will tee it up at the Masters next week - and he thinks the four-time winner will be ready.
"That's a tough tournament to miss," Mickelson said of the first major championship of the season in the lush confines of Augusta National.
"I just don't think anybody would miss it if they were in it, if they were physically able to play," Mickelson said at the Houston Open, after Woods confirmed he would end his self-imposed layoff from tournament golf.
He hasn't played in a tournament since withdrawing at Torrey Pines on February 5 with back pain.
That followed a dismal showing at the Phoenix Open, and the 14-time major champion announced the following week that he was taking an indefinite break until he could improve his game to a competitive level.