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The annual tournament at Kapalua, Hawaii, scheduled next month
for Jan. 6-9, features only winners on the PGA Tour from the
prior year.
Mickelson won the tournament, then known as the Mercedes
Championships, in 1994 and 1998 when it was played in Carlsbad,
Calif., near his hometown of San Diego. The event moved to Maui
in 1999, and Mickelson last competed in it in 2001, though he
had been eligible to play 13 more times after earning tour wins
the prior season.
Mickelson, then 50, became the oldest-ever major winner when he
captured the PGA Championship in May.
Sentry Tournament of Champions executive director Alex Urban
said in a statement, "We're absolutely thrilled to welcome Phil
Mickelson back to Kapalua, as his return adds additional star
power to an incredibly deep and talented field."
Aside from his two ToC wins, Mickelson has never finished in the
top 10 in six other appearances at the event. In addition to the
PGA Championship victory this year, he won two tournaments on
the over-50 PGA Tour Champions circuit.
Among those who are confirmed to compete at the ToC are the top
two players in the world rankings, No. 1 Jon Rahm of Spain and
No. 2 Collin Morikawa, as well as FedEx Cup champion Patrick
Cantlay and Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Japan's Hideki
Matsuyama. Another 34 players are eligible to compete, including
defending ToC champion Harris English.
--Field Level Media
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