Who is Phil Mickelson?

Philip Mickelson is an American professional golfer. Phil won 44 events on the PGA Tour.

He has won five major championships: three Masters titles, a PGA Championship, and an Open Championship.

On 10th December 2019, sporting life magazine posted an article, about Phil Mickelson’s emergence as a social media phenomenon.

How old is Phil Mickelson? Bio, Parents

Phil Alfred Mickelson was born on 16th June 1970 in San Diego, California, United States. As of 2023, he is 52 years old.

He is the son of Philip Mickelson and Mary Mickelson.

His father was a Navy fighter jet pilot who later flew commercial airlines.

He grew up in San Diego and Scottsdale, Arizona. As a young boy, he learned golf from his father, who took him out to play twice or thrice a week.

Though he was a right-handed child, he played the sport left-handed, mirroring his father in their backyard.

His parents encouraged him to pick up golf by using his father’s airline job to help him compete in various tournaments, and his mother pitched in with the expenses by taking up a job.

He has a brother Tim Mickelson and a sister Tina Mickelson.

Education

Phil Mickelson attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California.

After that, he attended Arizona State University in Arizona, USA, and the University of San Diego High School in San Diego, California.

Phil Mickelson- Professional Career

Phil Mickelson was exempted from the qualification process for professional golf due to his ‘PGA Tour win in 1991, which was valid for two years.

He hired Jim “Bones” Mackay as his caddy in 1992 and played a number of ‘PGA’ tours in the coming years.

In 2000, Phil ended Tiger Wood’s winning streak of six consecutive triumphs on the ‘PGA’ tour, by clinching the ‘Buick Invitational.’

However, he has not won a major yet and was labeled as the “best player never to win a major,” in golf circles during that period.

Mickelson finally managed to get over the jinx of majors in 2004, when he won the 68th ‘Masters Tournament’ at the ‘Augusta National Golf Club’ in Georgia at the age of 33.

He became the third left-handed golfer to win a ‘Masters Tournament’ in the history of golf.

His ‘Masters’ win was followed by an all-time career low till he picked up his second major title at the ‘PGA Championship’ at Baltusrol, in 2005.

Phil Mickelson ranked second on the ‘Official World Golf Ranking list in 2007, after winning the ‘Masters’ in 2006, his third major title. This was the highest ranking of his career.

Phil was in the run to join Tiger Woods and Ben Hogan to be the only players to win three majors in a row, but his performance dropped at the ‘US Open’ at Winged Foot, in 2006, where he finished in a tie for second place, one stroke behind Geoff Ogilvy.

Championship, Awards

• Major Championships
• Players Championship
• World Golf Championship
• 2004, 2010: Best Male Golfer ESPY Award
• 2004: Best Championship Performance ESPY Award

What is Phil Mickelson’s net worth?

Phil Mickelsonhas an estimated net worth of $300 million US. In the year 2015, Forbes estimated his annual income at $51 million.

He won prize money of around $90 million US. Phil became the second-highest paid athlete in the USA earning an income of over $62 million US among which $53 million US was from endorsement.

Social Media

Phil Mickelson has around 1.2m followers on Instagram, 64k on Facebook, and 830.1k on his Twitter accounts.

Body Measurements

Phil Mickelson has brown hair and light green eyes. He is 6 feet and 3 inches tall and weighs around 91 kg.

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