Mickelson schedule cuts will come but not before majors

U.S. golfer Phil Mickelson speaks during a news conference at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) in Kuala Lumpur October 23, 2013, ahead of the CIMB Classic tournament. REUTERS/Samsul Said

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson plans to play in the week before each of the major championships next year despite making as yet unspecified cuts to his overall schedule for 2014, the British Open champion said on Wednesday.

The 43-year-old American said he would compete in Houston before the Masters, in Memphis before the U.S. Open, in Scotland before the British Open and in Akron before the PGA Championship.