Posted on 05/23/2021 4:34:37 PM PDT by kiryandil
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — With a victory at the P.G.A. Championship on Sunday, Phil Mickelson, who will turn 51 next month, became the oldest golfer to win a major championship. The oldest previously was Julius Boros, who was 48 when he won the 1968 P.G.A. Championship.
Mickelson shot six under par for the tournament, finishing two strokes ahead of the runners-up, Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen.
It was Mickelson’s sixth major title, something only 14 male golfers have achieved. Mickelson was the seventh to reach that total since 1964. Mickelson has won the Masters tournament three times and was the British Open champion in 2013. Sunday’s victory was his second P.G.A. Championship title. He has finished second at the United States Open six times.
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Good for him.
Good luck to Phil in the US Open in San Diego!
IBSR
In before spoiler rage.
Oy! It's for the career slam!
I'll second the motion!
Now I already know how it ends.
ASU grad
It was a wild scene when he walked up to 18!
Yay to Phil! That was kind of a nail biter but he sure kept it up :)
His short game and putting were ON in this final round.
Congratulations to Phil. Tough game. Tremendously talented competition.
And more.
I think I know where some of his winnings went…
Old Guys Rule!!
I’d like to add my congratulations to Phil as well.
A true People’s Champion who just gave our country a much-needed moment of inspiration.
IIRC, he’s MAGA and I hope PDJT posts a message of congratulations, too, in coming hours.
PGA is dead to me. Woke.
Jim Furyk’s wife, not so much... Lol! And what’s with the two dudes in the back?
Julius Boros died in 1994 of a heart attack while playing golf. He was 74. I would guess that he had heard of Phil Mickelson who had started winning championships while still in college.
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