Mickelson at the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills
Personal information
Full name
Philip Alfred Mickelson
Nickname
Lefty
Born
(1970-06-16) June 16, 1970 (age 53) San Diego, California, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Weight
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Spouse
Amy McBride
(m. 1996)
Children
3
Career
College
Arizona State University
Turned professional
1992
Current tour(s)
LIV Golf
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins
57
Highest ranking
2 (February 11, 2001)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
45 (Tied 8th all time)
European Tour
11
Challenge Tour
1
PGA Tour Champions
4
Other
4
Best results in major championships (wins: 6)
Masters Tournament
Won: 2004, 2006, 2010
PGA Championship
Won: 2005, 2021
U.S. Open
2nd/T2: 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013
The Open Championship
Won: 2013
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
2012 (member page)
Haskins Award
1990, 1991, 1992
Jack Nicklaus Award
1990, 1991, 1992
Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970) is an American professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf League. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six major championships: three Masters titles (2004, 2006, 2010), two PGA Championships (2005, 2021),[3] and one Open Championship (2013).[4] With his win at the 2021 PGA Championship, Mickelson became the oldest major championship winner in history at the age of 50 years, 11 months, and 7 days.[5] He is nicknamed Lefty, as he plays left-handed.
Mickelson is one of 17 players in the history of golf to win at least three of the four majors.[6] He has won every major except the U.S. Open, in which he has finished runner-up a record six times.[7] In 2022, Mickelson became the only golfer who has won 3 (or more) of the 4 majors to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour, leaving his PGA Tour membership of 30 years.
Mickelson has spent more than 25 consecutive years in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.[8] He has spent over 700 weeks in the top 10,[9] has reached a career-high world ranking of No. 2 several times and is a life member of the PGA Tour. Although naturally right-handed, he is known for his left-handed swing, having learned it by mirroring his right-handed father's swing.[1] He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2012.[10]
^ abCite error: The named reference PGA-profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Week 06 2001 Ending 11 Feb 2001" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^"The 87th PGA Championship" (PDF). PGA of America. August 15, 2005. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
^"Mickelson's "Peaceful" Day". The Open. July 21, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
^Cite error: The named reference Oldest major was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"The Lost Major: Golfers to win three legs of the Career Grand Slam". GolfToday. March 18, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^Pingue, Frank (June 25, 2020). "Golf-Six-times runner-up Mickelson gets exemption into U.S. Open". National Post. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^Gray, Will (November 26, 2018). "Mickelson's streak hits 25 years inside OWGR top 50". Golf Channel. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^"Official World Golf Ranking Advanced Statistics". Golfrankingstats.com. July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
^"World Golf Hall of Fame to induct Mickelson in 2012". PGA Tour. November 10, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
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