Phil Mickelson Short biography
Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970), nicknamed "Lefty", 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), and one Open Championship (2013). 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.
Mickelson was born in San Diego, California, and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. He began playing golf at the age of three, and by the time he was a teenager, he was considered one of the most promising young golfers in the country. He attended Arizona State University, where he won three NCAA individual championships and three Haskins Awards as the outstanding collegiate golfer. With three individual NCAA championships, he shares the record for most individual NCAA championships alongside Ben Crenshaw. Mickelson also led the Sun Devils to the NCAA team title in 1990. Throughout his collegiate career, he won 16 tournaments. Mickelson was the second collegiate golfer to earn first-team All-American honors all four years.
