It was once anticipated that this would be a very long article back in the 1990s. Phil Mickelson has a chance to win ten majors if he kept up his current form. Then, in the early 2000s, there was the possibility that this post might never exist! Mickelson had never won a major event until he turned 30 in 2003.
In the last 17 years, we’ve been treated to five major victories by Phil Mickelson, three Masters wins, one PGA and one British Open. The U.S. Open, you may know, is his career-long bugaboo, finishing second a record six times. Below is a brief history of all his major wins.
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2004 Masters
As mentioned above, Mickelson was sitting on zero career majors despite 22 Tour victories up to that point. Seriously, the career victory total of Dustin Johnson with no majors to Phil’s name. And even though he started with the lead on Sunday in Augusta, it appeared he would go winless again. Mickelson made the turn in 38 that day at Augusta National, trailing Ernie Els for a couple hours. A birdie on 16 evened things up, and with Els on the practice putting green, Mickelson addressed a putt to win the Masters some 80 yards away.
" Phil Mickelson’s breakthrough moment as he makes a dramatic birdie on No. 18 to win the 2004 Masters and claim his first major championship"
2013 British Open
In what is perhaps the most impressive win of Mickelson’s career, Lefty came from out of nowhere to win at Muirfield. He started the day five shots back of Lee Westwood at a course that was playing so difficult that just three players were under par through three rounds. On the back nine, where nearly every player in contention made multiple bogeys, Mickelson played the final eight holes in a ridiculous four under, with birdies on 13 and 14, and then both 17 and 18 to post three under for the championship. No one else got close, and a 43-year-old Mickelson earned a three-shot win from the comforts of the clubhouse.
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