US Masters champion Phil Mickelson plans to donate his winnings from this week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

Playing his first tournament since his two-shot victory at Augusta National three weeks ago, Mickelson has already contributed $250,000 to the fund. "This year I want to designate this tournament as the tournament that we give whatever I make to the relief fund," the American said.

Mickelson is the biggest name in the field at the English Turn Golf and Country Club, venue for the first major international sports event to be staged in New Orleans since the Hurricane Katrina disaster late last August.

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