[73] At 48 years of age, he also became the oldest winner of that event. [32] Mickelson shot a second-round 68, and the third round 65, overall, being −12 for the first three rounds. Kisner is at 40/1 this week at the BMW. Those who wanted could get Mickelson at … Two weeks later he withdrew from the U.S. Open to attend his daughter's high school graduation. The following week, at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, which he has won three times, he surged into contention following a Saturday 65. "T" = tied This was the first time in history that anyone had won both the Scottish Open and The Open Championship in the same year. He defeated Thomas on the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff with a par. A fourth left-handed winner is natural southpaw Bubba Watson, the Masters champion in 2012 and 2014. Coming out on top just gives me more confidence. [54] He went on to have a 3–1 record at the Ryder Cup; however, the USA team lost the event. [7] He has spent over 700 weeks in the top 10,[8] has reached a career-high world ranking of No. This was a $9,000,000 winner-takes-all match against Tiger Woods at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas. "Once the younger players started to come on tour, he realized that he had to start working out to maintain longevity in his career," Cochran said. On September 3, 2007, Mickelson won the Deutsche Bank Championship, which is the second FedEx Cup playoff event. Phil Mickelson wins PGA Championship, becomes oldest major winner ever ... Mickelson's last PGA Tour victory of any kind came in February 2019. The next week, in San Diego, he narrowly missed an eagle putt on the 18th hole on Sunday that would've got him to 8-under par instead posting −7 (71-72-67-71) to finish T14 at the Farmers Insurance Open. A month later, he won his 36th, and his first World Golf Championship, at the WGC-CA Championship with a one-stroke win over Nick Watney. He was then let out of his multi-year deal with Titleist 16 months early, and signed on with Callaway Golf, his current equipment sponsor. Mickelson had not been ranked above Woods since the week prior to the 1997 Masters Tournament. [45] Critical to Mickelson's win was a dramatic run in the third round on Saturday in which Mickelson, trailing leader Westwood by five strokes as he prepared his approach shot to the 13th green, proceeded to make eagle, then to hole-out for eagle from 141 yards at the next hole, the par 4 14th, then on the next, the par 5 15th, to miss eagle from 81 yards by mere inches. "[58], The following week, Mickelson won his fifth major title on July 21 at the Open Championship (often referred to as the British Open) Muirfield Golf Links in Scotland; the Open Championship is the oldest of the four major tournaments in professional golf. Another bogey followed at the 15th, before narrowly missing a birdie putt on the 16th that would have tied Rose. He had a one-shot lead and was in the last group going into the final hole. On May 20, it was announced that his wife Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer, and Mickelson announced that he would suspend his PGA Tour schedule indefinitely. However, his decision to visit and play in Saudi Arabia was criticized[by whom?] [70] Paired with Bryson DeChambeau in the Friday afternoon foursomes, they lost 5 and 4 to Europe's Sergio García and Alex Norén. Other players to accomplish this feat include Doug Sanders (1956 Canadian Open) and Gene Littler (1954 San Diego Open). 2 several times and is a life member of the PGA Tour. [66] This maintained a streak of 23 consecutive USA teams in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup, dating back to 1994. (Like Mickelson, Weir is a right-hander who plays left-handed.) US Open (Winged Foot) MC. The leaders ahead of him then stumbled, and he birdied 16 and 18 to win by a stroke. Last updated on: August 27, 2020, 01:55h. Mickelson missed the cut at the Masters for the first time since 1997. [54] At the BMW Championship, Mickelson posted a −16 for the first three rounds, one of those rounds being a −8, 64. However, some putting problems caused him to fade from contention toward the end, to finish in a tie for second place. On May 13, Mickelson came from a stroke back on the final round to shoot a three-under 69 to win The Players Championship with an 11-under-par 277. [1] He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2012.[9]. He faltered at the 2004 Ryder Cup with a 1–3–0 record, but refused to blame the sudden change in equipment or his practice methods for his performance.[23]. [77], In May 2021, Mickelson held the 54-hole lead at the PGA Championship at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina, leading Brooks Koepka by one shot with one day to play. During the remainder of the 2010 season, Mickelson had multiple opportunities to become the number one player in the world rankings following the travails of Tiger Woods. Mickelson came close to winning again at the FedEx St. Jude Classic where he had finished in second place the previous year to Daniel Berger. However, a string of disappointing finishes by Mickelson saw the number one spot eventually go to Englishman Lee Westwood. news, guides, reviews and information since 1995. In the final round, Mickelson birdied the 15th hole to move to 10 under and within two of the lead. In the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Mickelson tied his career-low round of 60. Phil Mickelson wins in Richmond to go 2 for 2 on senior tour. Ernie Els was the runner-up at a stroke back; the two played in different pairs in the final round and had traded birdies and eagles on the back nine. After winning two majors in a row heading into the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, Mickelson was bidding to join Ben Hogan and Tiger Woods as the only players to win three consecutive majors (not necessarily in the same calendar year). “All four days I drove it well. Still winning, still selling , still hitting bombs . With three individual NCAA championships, he shares the record for most individual NCAA championships alongside Ben Crenshaw. [51], Mickelson finished tied for third at the Masters. [40] Mickelson shot a final round 70 at the 2009 U.S. Open and recorded his fifth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open. [29], Mickelson also has shown other signs of appreciation. Mickelson is splitting his season between the main tours and the PGA Champions Tour. [36], Mickelson was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[37]. Although ranked second on the PGA Tour's all-time money list[85] of tournament prize money won, Mickelson earns far more from endorsements than from prize money. Mickelson is one of 12 players in the history of golf to win three of the four majors. He won by 11 strokes by posting a staggering -30, marking only the third time in PGA Tour history that a player has gone 30 under in a four-round official tournament. It’s fun for me to compete,” Mickelson recapped. He then began working with Butch Harmon, a former coach of Tiger Woods and Greg Norman. Bettors who took those odds on Phil prior to the first round netted $200 for every $100 wagered. Johnson was in prime form last week at TPC Boston. [71], On November 23, 2018, Mickelson won the pay-per-view event, Capital One's The Match. Mickelson was the joint leader going into the final round, but he was part of a wild finish to the tournament, in which he made major mistakes on the final hole and ended up in a tie for second place at +6 (286), one shot behind Geoff Ogilvy.

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