![]() 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. In 2000, Phil ended Tiger Wood’s winning streak of six consecutive triumphs on the ‘PGA’ tour, by clinching the ‘Buick Invitational.’ He hired Jim “Bones” Mackay as his caddy in 1992 and played a number of ‘PGA’ tours in the coming years. Mickelson was exempted from the qualification process for professional golf due to his ‘PGA Tour win in 1991, which was valid for two years. Phil attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, California.Īfter that, he attended Arizona State University in Arizona, USA, and the University of San Diego High School in San Diego, California. He has a brother Tim Mickelson and a sister Tina Mickelson. 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. Though he was a right-handed child, he played the sport left-handed, mirroring his father in their backyard. As a young boy, he learned golf from his father, who took him out to play twice or thrice a week. He grew up in San Diego and Scottsdale, Arizona. Caption: Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy (Source: Pinterest) His father was a Navy fighter jet pilot who later flew commercial airlines. ![]() He is the son of Philip Mickelson and Mary Mickelson. ![]() Phil Alfred Mickelson was born on 16th June 1970 in San Diego, California, United States. On 10th December 2019, sporting life magazine posted an article, about Phil Mickelson’s emergence as a social media phenomenon. He has won five major championships: three Masters titles, a PGA Championship, and an Open Championship. ![]()
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