Phil Mickelson will not play The Masters 2022

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For the first time since 1994, Phil Mickelson will not play The Masters. The first major of 2022 in men's golf, scheduled from 7 to 10 April in Augusta, Georgia (USA), will not have one of the most anticipated protagonists.

Phil Mickelson, Masters

In fact, Mickelson wore the "Green Jacket" three times: in 2004, 2006 and 2019. And at the Augusta National he therefore won three Majors (on the showcase he boasts as many thanks to exploits at the PGA Championship in 2005 and 2021 and to the success at the Open Championship in 2013).

After his harsh comments on the PGA Tour - the top American circuit "accused" by the San Diego southpaw of "dictatorship" and "greed" towards the players - and on Saudi Arabia, Mickelson has decided to take a break. And what many in America have referred to as a sort of "expectation" could last a long time. The PGA Tour explained, through its commissioner, Jay Monahan, that in order to turn the page and put it all behind, "we need a clarification from Mickelson" which, at present, has not yet arrived. Hence the decision by Mickelson, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, to skip The Masters.

He is among the most successful sportsmen ever, as well as one of the richest in the world. When it comes to firsts Tiger Woods is always present: 15 majors won, 110 professional tournaments, the most successful golfer in the history of this sport. Statistics that explain why he managed to stay at the top of the world ranking for 683 weeks (of which 281 consecutive) and above all because in 2014 he became the first sportsman in the world to have broken the billion dollar barrier. Astronomical figure that also justifies the fact that Tiger Woods can afford a yacht like the Privacy, a real fairytale boat. And obviously we are talking about something that has cost a lot.

If you imagine a luxury yacht and some comfort on board, then Privacy has it. 48 meters long, with a total area of ​​600 square meters, this yacht was purchased by the golfer in 2004. Equipped with five cabins capable of accommodating a total of ten people, she also boasts four quarters for nine crew members. Tiger Woods usually calls it "my dinghy" even if everything looks like a dinghy: with a cruising speed of 18 knots, he also has a gym on board where the golfer keeps training. Woods, in fact, prefers to stay on this yacht during the tournaments held in New York.

With cherry wood interiors, Privacy also features an elevator for three people, a huge Jacuzzi, large enough to accommodate eight people, and the inevitable cinema room and corner bar. The extra something for this mega yacht is provided by the area that Tiger Woods wanted to be dedicated to scuba diving: this also explains the presence of a decompression chamber (inflatable) and an area dedicated to filling oxygen cylinders. The luxuries are also completed by three jet skis and two scooters for short shore excursions. Obviously, all of this has a price: Privacy cost 17 million euros and its annual maintenance amounts to 1.7 million euros.

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