Mickelson: Just Because I Won Last Week Doesn’t Warrant A Place On The USA Ryder Cup Team
There’s the old saying that the sight of one swallow doesn’t make for summer.
Well newly-crowned PGA Champion Phil Mickelson has provided a Ryder Cup equivalent stating ‘one good week in an entire year doesn’t warrant a spot on a Ryder Cup team’.
Mickelson is a veteran on an impressive unbroken run of 12 USA team appearances between 1995 and 2018 but only three of those on a winning side.
His historic victory last Sunday at the PGA Championship has seen Mickelson jump ...
Spieth Retains Mickelson Autograph From Being A 12-Year Old
Jordan Spieth’s revelation that he retains an autograph of Phil Mickelson from when was around 12-years-old is another of those remarkable stories in golf.
Mickelson’s autograph appears on the front cover of a 2004 edition of Sports Illustrated magazine.
It’s the now infamous photograph of Mickelson jumping for joy in capturing the 2004 Masters and his first major championship title.
Spieth was asked ahead of this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge, and being hosted again ...
US-Based Players In A Shock Arriving For Open Championship At Royal St. George’s
Those visiting US-based players could be in for a rude shock when arriving in the UK for July’s 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George’s.
The seemingly ‘what global pandemic’ manner now evident in the US, and so noticeable at last week’s PGA Championship, will give way to the strictness of a first major championship to be played ‘in the bubble’.
The European Tour has been back to staging events ‘in the bubble’ since last July’s BetFred British Masters and that protocol ...
R & A Declare They’ll Be No Repeat At Royal St. George’s Of PGA Championship Spectator Stampede
R & A CEO Martin Slumbers declared there will be no repeat at this year’s 149th Open Championship of the unruly spectator behaviour that unfolded last Sunday at the PGA Championship.
It seemed all of the 10,000 spectators allowed into the final round found their way onto the 72nd fairway to follow Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka at Kiaway Island.
Mickelson, who became the oldest winner of a men’s major championship said at the time he found the experience ‘slightly unnerving ...
103rd PGA Championship – Full Facts & Figures (Including 22 Mickelson Victory Stats)
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 ...
Mickelson Brilliantly Becomes Golf’s Oldest Male Major Champion
Phil Mickelson has created golfing history becoming the oldest male winner of a major championshp with his two-shot victory in the 103rd PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
The near 51-year old posted a closing one-over par 73 to win by two shots at six-under par.
“This win is amazing and it is a win I will cherish forever,” he said.
“I am beyond proud and while it’s been a little more work practice-wise and there’s no reason someone else my age can achieve what I achived ...
Matsuyama Moves In Frame For Back-To-Back Majors Glory
While most eyes were on Phil Mickelson, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama also moved into contention to add another historic chapter to his golfing CV and that’s to capture back-to-back majors.
Japan continues to bask in the glory of Matsuyama’s maiden major championship triumph at the Masters and now the golf-mad nation could be savouring a second in just as many majors should he succeed in the PGA Championship.
The last player to win back-to-back Majors was Jordan Spieth in capturing the 2015 Masters ...
