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Phil Mickelson - A Golf Legend

Phil Mickelson started his golf career in 1988 at Arizona State. He attended school through a golf scholarship. He had enormous success at college, becoming only the second collegiate golfer to be named to the first team All-American all four years. In 1990, he became the first lefty to win the U.S. Amateur title.

Mickelson's greatest achievement as an amateur was when he won the 1991 Northern Telecom Open. The tournament was an event of the PGA. Mickelson became just the fourth golfer in history PGA to win a PGA tournament as an amateur.

Mickelson has become a pro soon after. He continued to win many PGA Tour including the Byron Nelson Golf Classic and the World Series of Golf in 1996, AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in 1998, the Colonial National Invitation in 2000 and the Grand Hartford Open in 2001 and again in 2002.

In 2000, Mickelson won the Buick Invitational. The victory ended Tiger Woods series of six consecutive wins the PGA Tour. Then, Mickelson said he was not interested in being the villain who finished the series history. He said he was only interested in playing his best golf.

Mickelson despite success on the Tour, he has acquired a reputation as a golfer who could not win when the stakes were highest. Before 2004, Mickelson has never won a major tournament (the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open or PGA Championship). He played very well in them, placing second or third six times from 1999 to 2003.

big break Mickelson came to the Masters 2004. There was a birdie putt from 18 feet on the final hole, giving him a one-stroke lead over Ernie Els. Jump Celebration Mickelson after the sinking of sale was described by Sports Illustrated Rick Reilly as "high enough that you were able to slide a sheet paper under his feet. "

The following year, Mickelson would win his second major at the PGA Championship. He led after each the four series, ending with a one-stroke lead over Thomas Bjorn and Steve Elkington.

The 2006 years is one of contrasts for Mickelson. He began by winning the Masters in April. The victory was his second consecutive major victory and his second Masters. In June, Mickelson has played in the U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York. He tried to join Ben Hogan and Tiger Woods, the only golfer to win three consecutive majors. After a series club and questionable shot selections the last two holes, Mickelson has lost his lead to Geoff Ogilvy. Ultimately, Mickelson would finish second. It was the fourth when he finished second at the U.S. Open, he finished second again in 2009 for a record fifth.

Since has won his last major (the Masters in 2006), Mickelson was a success on the circuit. He won eight PGA Tour events since, bringing his victory total 37 (12 of all time). He finished the 2009 season strong, winning the Tour Championship and the HSBC Champions in China.

Next weekend, Mickelson will attempt to become the seventh golfer in history to win at least three tournaments Masters. He enters the tournament in third place in the world. The tournament will be the first Woods time since taking a leave of absence, after numerous reports of infidelity golfer. Mickelson said his interest in aa be paired with Woods in the tournament groups beginning of the cycle.

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