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Facts You Might Not Have Known About Phil 'Lefty' Mickelson
Golf Monthly
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05/08/2024
American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour.
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Phil Mickelson is one of the most well-known names in golf.
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He's also one of the best left-handed golfers to ever play the game.
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He's been around for a long time now but how much do you know about Phil Mickelson?
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We'll find out in this video.
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One thing we think we all know about Phil is that he's left-handed
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but actually that's wrong.
00:15
Phil Mickelson is actually right-handed.
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The only thing he does left-handed is play golf.
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He learned the game by mirroring his father who was right-handed
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and it's also worth noting that he started playing golf when he was just 18 months old.
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Phil is only one of five players to win the US Amateur and NCAA Championship title
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in the same season and this was when he was studying at Arizona State University.
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The only other players to do that are Bryson DeChambeau,
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Ryan Moore, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
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Phil was the last amateur to win a PGA Tour event.
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This was back at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open.
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Since then he's gone on to win six majors and sits second on the PGA Tour's all-time money list.
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Speaking of majors, despite his six wins,
00:54
Mickelson is yet to achieve golf's grand slam as he's never won the US Open.
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He's finished runner-up at the US Open a whopping six times.
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Now we all know Phil Mickelson can fly the golf ball a long way
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but did you know that he can also fly a plane?
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Phil is an avid pilot and followed the footsteps of his father who was a Navy pilot.
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Despite his highly decorated career, Phil Mickelson has never been world number one.
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So even with 45 PGA Tour wins, six majors and 24 Ryder Cup and President's Cup appearances,
01:24
lefty has never been top of the world ranking.
01:27
He honed his extensive and creative short game in the backyard of his family's San Diego house.
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Mickelson was born in Southern California but was also raised in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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From Scottsdale he then studied at Arizona State University
01:40
where other notable graduates include John Rahm and Paul Casey.
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His maternal grandfather Alfred Santos was a caddie at Pebble Beach
01:48
and often took Phil to play golf as a child.
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Phil Mickelson is one of the most decorated players at the Masters.
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Alongside his three wins, he has a whopping 15 top 10 finishes.
01:58
As a left-hander who shapes the ball both ways, the Augusta National setup always favours Phil.
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So there you go, 10 facts you may or may not have known about Phil Mickelson,
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one of golf's greatest ever players.
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For more facts and stats on tour players, you can visit the Golf Monthly website.
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