Phil Mickelson – Winner of the 2021 PGA Championship

Final-Round Leaderboard

Phil Mickelson                   70-69-70-73—282 (-6)

Louis Oosthuizen               71-68-72-73—284 (-4)

Brooks Koepka                   69-71-70-74—284 (-4)

Shane Lowry                       73-71-73-69—286 (-2)

Padraig Harrington            71-73-73-69—286 (-2)

Harry Higgs                        72-71-73-70—286 (-2)

Paul Casey                          71-71-73-71—286 (-2)

Things to Know

• Phil Mickelson wins his sixth major championship title, and second at the PGA Championship, at the age of 50 years, 11 months, 7 days, becoming the oldest major winner in PGA TOUR history and first player to win a major after age 50
• Mickelson wins his 45^th PGA TOUR title and first since turning 50 on June 16, 1970
• 30 years, 4 months, 10 days have passed since Mickelson earned his first PGA TOUR title at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open as an amateur, the longest time between wins by a player in TOUR history
• Mickelson becomes the fourth player to win PGA TOUR events in four different decades (others: Sam Snead, Raymond Floyd, Davis Love III)
• Brooks Koepka finishes T2, his seventh win or runner-up finish in a major since the start of 2017

Phil Mickelson

• Wins 45^th PGA TOUR title at age 50 years, 11 months, 7 days, surpassing Julius Boros (1968 PGA Championship/48 years, 4 months, 18 days) as the oldest major winner
• Wins sixth major championship title and second at the PGA Championship: 2004 Masters Tournament, 2005 PGA Championship, 2006 Masters Tournament, 2010 Masters Tournament, 2013 Open Championship, 2021 PGA Championship
• Moves from No. 168 to No. 45 in the FedExCup standings; one of nine players to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs in all 14 seasons

• Marks 30 years, 4 months, 10 days since winning his first PGA TOUR title at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open as an amateur, the longest span between first and last victory in PGA TOUR history (previous: 28 years, 11 months, 20 days/Raymond Floyd)
• Moves to T8 on the all-time PGA TOUR wins list, becoming the ninth player to reach 45 PGA TOUR wins

• Becomes the sixth-oldest PGA TOUR winner and oldest since Davis Love III won the 2015 Wyndham Championship; becomes the eighth player to win on the PGA TOUR after turning 50 years old

• Becomes the 14^th player to win six or more major titles, moving to T12 on the all-time major wins list

• Becomes the fourth player to win PGA TOUR events in four different decades (others: Sam Snead, Raymond Floyd, Davis Love III)

• Was the fourth player to hold the 54-hole lead/co-lead in a major championship at age 50 or older in the modern era (1934-present)

• Moves to 4-for-6 with the 54-hole lead/co-lead in major championships

• Wins by two strokes; has never won a major by more than three strokes

• Moves to 22-for-37 with the 54-hole lead/co-lead in 72-hole events on the PGA TOUR
• Marks first PGA TOUR victory since the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and first top-10 on TOUR since the 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (T2)

• Earns 197^th career top-10 on the PGA TOUR since 1980, second all-time (Tiger Woods/199)
• Earns first top-10 of the season to extend his streak of consecutive seasons with a top-10 on the PGA TOUR to 31

• At No. 115, marks the lowest ranked player in the Official World Golf Ranking to win a major since Shaun Micheel won the 2003 PGA Championship at No. 169
• Led the field with 22 birdies (next: 19/Justin Rose), his most ever in a PGA Championship (previous: 21/2014/2^nd)
• Led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (12.903); ranks 176^th on Tour in that category for the season 

Additional Player Notes

• In search of his third PGA Championship title in four years, 2018 and 2019 PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka finishes T2, his seventh win or runner-up in a major since the start of 2017; has now ranked T4 or better after 14 of his last 15 rounds in the event; marks his 14^th top-10 in 28 major starts and fifth top-five in his ninth PGA Championship start
• Louis Oosthuizen (T2) records his fifth runner-up in his 49^th major championship start; no player has more runner-ups in majors since 2012
• Harry Higgs finishes T4 in his first major appearance

• Kevin Streelman (T8) earns his first top-10 in his 26^th major appearance
• Rickie Fowler (T8) earn his first top-10 on the PGA TOUR since the 2020 American Express
• Defending champion Collin Morikawa finishes T8 in his first title defense in a major
• Paul Casey (T4) records his second consecutive top-five in the PGA Championship (T2/2020)
• Abraham Ancer (T8) posts a 7-under 65, the low round of the tournament, and his career-low round in a major (32 rounds)

Course Statistics

Toughest Hole                                  Easiest Hole

R1:         Par-3 17^th (3.503)                              Par-5 7^th (4.406)
R2:         Par-3 17^th (3.682)                              Par-5 7^th (4.597)

R3:         Par-3 17^th (3.383)                              Par-5 7^th (4.605)

R4:         Par-4 13^th (4.531)                              Par-5 16^th (4.420)

Scoring Averages                                           

              Front 9                 Back 9                  Total                    Cumulative

R1:         36.858                  37.923                  74.781                  –

R2:         37.130                  38.519                  75.519                  75.149

R3:         36.346                  36.691                  73.037                  74.710

R4:         35.370                  37.296                  72.667                  74.359

Bogey-free rounds

R1 (0): None

R2 (0): None

R3 (2): Patrick Cantlay (70), Alex Noren (70)

R4 (2): Abraham Ancer (65), Harry Higgs (70)