PGA apologises to Mickelson, Koepka for fans on final hole
3 years, 6 months ago

PGA apologises to Mickelson, Koepka for fans on final hole

The Hindu  

PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh apologised to winner Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka for fans rushing onto the 18th hole at the PGA Championship on Sunday. Waugh said Monday the organization regretted that the scene “made two players and their caddies feel vulnerable.” Waugh's statement, released on social media, said the charge came from “a moment of high elation and pent-up emotion by spectators” and overwhelmed security. Mickelson said the scene “was a little bit unnerving, but it was exceptionally awesome, too.” Koepka said his surgically repaired right knee got hit by people as he tried to break through the crowd. “I don’t know what the deal was, but it’s what it is.” Waugh said player safety was a chief goal and he was glad order was restored.

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Mickelson relieved to make PGA Championship cut after 2nd-round struggles
1 year, 7 months ago

Mickelson relieved to make PGA Championship cut after 2nd-round struggles

Associated Press  

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — After plunking a tee shot in the water, and missing 10 fairways and six greens in regulation, Phil Mickelson closed a haphazard second round at the PGA Championship on Friday clinging to the one positive he could find. Since winning the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, Mickelson has missed the cut in five of the last …

Column: Mickelson begins road to redemption at the Masters
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Mickelson begins road to redemption at the Masters

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson will never receive the sort of adulation that once shadowed his every step. “Golf and the professional golf ecosystem and how that’s been handled throughout my career, two totally separate things.” The established organization is still on top after LIV’s biggest weapon, Brooks Koepka, melted down over the marathon of a 30-hole day. “I’m grateful …

Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland
1 year, 8 months ago

Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka carved out a new identity that sure looked familiar Thursday in the Masters. This wasn’t about his surprising defection last year to LIV Golf, or even his victory four days ago that made him the Saudi-funded circuit’s first multiple winner. He took four putts from 40 feet, and on his way to the second tee …

Mickelson happy to be back for ‘favourite week’ at Masters
1 year, 8 months ago

Mickelson happy to be back for ‘favourite week’ at Masters

The Hindu  

Three-time champion Phil Mickelson, who missed the Masters in 2022 for the first time in 28 years as part of a self-imposed hiatus from the sport, said on Tuesday he is thrilled to be back at Augusta National and that his reception has been wonderful. “You dream of winning it, being in contention, and then when you actually are a …

Mickelson’s absence from PGA called disappointing and ‘sad’
2 years, 7 months ago

Mickelson’s absence from PGA called disappointing and ‘sad’

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Phil Mickelson isn’t even at Southern Hills and he’s still the talk of Tulsa. I think he should be here this week and celebrating what a monumental achievement he achieved last year.” Jon Rahm called Mickelson a “good friend” who has do what’s best for himself. There’s not really much else I can say,” said two-time PGA …

Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship
2 years, 7 months ago

Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship

Associated Press  

Phil Mickelson withdrew Friday from the PGA Championship, electing to extend his hiatus from golf following incendiary comments he made about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports and the PGA Tour he accused of greed. Mickelson has not played since Feb. 6 at the Saudi International, where he accused the PGA Tour of “obnoxious greed” in an interview with Golf …

Reigning champion Mickelson withdraws from PGA Championship
2 years, 7 months ago

Reigning champion Mickelson withdraws from PGA Championship

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson said on Friday he will not defend his PGA Championship title after having stepped away from the game in February amid fallout from comments he made regarding a Saudi-backed golf league. Mickelson's public image took a hit when the author of an unauthorised biography on the six-times major champion said the golfer told him he was willing to …

Should defending champ Phil Mickelson play at PGA Championship in light of controversy?
2 years, 7 months ago

Should defending champ Phil Mickelson play at PGA Championship in light of controversy?

LA Times  

Phil Mickelson stunned the sports world last May by winning the PGA Championship at age 50, becoming the oldest player to win a major championship. Mickelson skipped the Masters in April, and, although he’s officially registered to play in the PGA Championship on May 19-22 at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla., there’s no guarantee he’ll be there. Three questions with …

Phil Mickelson wins finale; Bernhard Langer takes 6th Schwab Cup title
3 years, 1 month ago

Phil Mickelson wins finale; Bernhard Langer takes 6th Schwab Cup title

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson stood on the 18th green at Phoenix Country Club, a wide smile across his face as he held yet another PGA Tour Champions trophy. Mickelson birdied three of the final holes on Sunday to win the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, and Langer held on to win his sixth PGA Tour Champions season points title. He finished 17th, …

US Open: Russell Henley leads fog-delayed Day 1 as Koepka makes presence felt
3 years, 6 months ago

US Open: Russell Henley leads fog-delayed Day 1 as Koepka makes presence felt

The Hindu  

Once the fog finally lifted over Torrey Pines, a familiar figure in the US Open was plain to see. “But I'll definitely take it.” With a simple plan and solid execution for most any US Open course, Koepka shot 2-under 69 to extend his incredible record. “Any time in a US Open you're under par it's a great start and …

US Open Golf: Cell Phone Woes Hit Phil Mickelson in Poor Start
3 years, 6 months ago

US Open Golf: Cell Phone Woes Hit Phil Mickelson in Poor Start

News 18  

Spectators hoping to capture a video of Phil Mickelson chasing history did their part to disrupt his bid for a career Grand Slam on Thursday at the US Open. “I’m hitting enough fairways to give myself chances and I’m optimistic that I’ll put together a good round tomorrow,” Mickelson said. “I wasn’t really getting anything going and I fought really …

Jordan Spieth leads at Colonial, Mickelson misses cut
3 years, 6 months ago

Jordan Spieth leads at Colonial, Mickelson misses cut

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth has started playing well again just about everywhere he goes. PGA champion Phil Mickelson was headed home to California after he bogeyed two of his last three holes, missing the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge by one stroke. Sergio Garcia, the first-round co-leader with Spieth whose first PGA Tour win came at Colonial 20 years ago, was …

Phil Mickelson’s ‘simply amazing’ win and a victory against his doubters
3 years, 6 months ago

Phil Mickelson’s ‘simply amazing’ win and a victory against his doubters

CNN  

CNN — It’s safe to say there might not have been many more popular major winners than Phil Mickelson. What a sport I decided to play.” Prior to Sunday’s victory, Mickelson had been through some lean years on the PGA Tour since winning his last major in 2013. At age 50, Mickelson says the victory was particularly “special” because he …

PGA apologises to Mickelson and Koepka
3 years, 6 months ago

PGA apologises to Mickelson and Koepka

The Hindu  

PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh has apologised to winner Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka for fans rushing onto the 18th hole at the PGA Championship. After Mickelson’s approach landed on the 18th green, spectators rushed past the ropes, marshals and security at the Ocean Course, quickly swarming the competitors as they played the 72nd hole on Sunday. Waugh’s statement, …

PGA Championship: PGA of America apologises to Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka for fans on final hole
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship: PGA of America apologises to Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka for fans on final hole

Firstpost  

After Mickelson’s approach landed on the 18th green, spectators rushed past the ropes, marshals and security at the Ocean Course, quickly swarming the competitors as they played the 72nd hole. Kiawah Island, South Carolina: PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh has apologized to winner Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka for fans rushing onto the 18th hole at the PGA Championship …

Phil Mickelson — fabulous at fifty
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson — fabulous at fifty

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson blocked out the distractions and kept his mind quiet in front of a raucous gallery to win the PGA Championship by two strokes on Sunday and become golf’s oldest Major winner at the age of 50. “It might take a little extra work, a little bit harder effort to maintain physically or maintain the skills but, gosh, is …

Phil Mickelson lauded after US PGA Championship win – Monday’s sporting social
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson lauded after US PGA Championship win – Monday’s sporting social

The Independent  

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One more thrill: Phil Mickelson wins at 50 in raucous PGA
3 years, 7 months ago

One more thrill: Phil Mickelson wins at 50 in raucous PGA

Associated Press  

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Standing on the 18th tee with a two-shot lead in a championship he refused to imagine himself winning, Phil Mickelson took one last violent swing with a driver — the club that betrayed him 15 years earlier in the U.S. Open. Mickelson, too, has had as many close calls as major victories — most of them …

Brooks Koepka falls short, ties for second at PGA with Oosthuizen
3 years, 7 months ago

Brooks Koepka falls short, ties for second at PGA with Oosthuizen

The Hindu  

If Brooks Koepka was rattled by the pressure of trying to win his fifth major championship while getting at best measured support from a rowdy pro-Phil Mickelson gallery, his expressionless face and implacable body language didn’t show it. Brooks Koepka on par 5s so far this week: pic.twitter.com/qaLOLDQBGT — PGA TOUR May 23, 2021 But an opening-round 69 left him …

Phil Mickelson wins PGA to be oldest major champion
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson wins PGA to be oldest major champion

The Hindu  

The pandemonium closed in around Phil Mickelson as he walked toward the 18th green at Kiawah Island, where thousands upon thousands of euphoric fans wanted a piece of the history he delivered Sunday in the PGA Championship. pic.twitter.com/cN16Cm1Fxo — PGA TOUR May 24, 2021 “One of the moments I’ll cherish my entire life,” Mickelson said. “I don’t know how to …

PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson, 50, becomes oldest major champion in golf history
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson, 50, becomes oldest major champion in golf history

Firstpost  

Phil Mickelson closed with a 1-over 73 to win by two over Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen for his sixth major. Kiawah Island, South Carolina: The pandemonium closed in around Phil Mickelson as he walked toward the 18th green at Kiawah Island, where thousands upon thousands of euphoric fans wanted a piece of the history he delivered Sunday in the …

How Phil Mickelson’s history-making major victory was a family affair
3 years, 7 months ago

How Phil Mickelson’s history-making major victory was a family affair

CNN  

CNN — The man tasked with keeping Phil Mickelson in check as the pressure ramped up on a major championship Sunday has had years of experience with him. And having someone with you who knows you so well is something Mickelson fed off during Sunday’s crucial final round and is part of what makes Tim “a great caddie.” “As I’m …

PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson chases history as dodgy-kneed Brooks Koepka chases veteran at the Ocean Course
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson chases history as dodgy-kneed Brooks Koepka chases veteran at the Ocean Course

Firstpost  

If the 50-year-old Mickelson is looking to become the first man past the half century to hoist a Major trophy, Koepka is seeking to become only sixth man to win the PGA at least three times, Nothing came out more starkly than the fact that you cannot change Phil Mickelson in any competitive situation and you cannot mentally break Brooks …

PGA Championship: A wild ride for Phil Mickelson and 18 holes away from history
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship: A wild ride for Phil Mickelson and 18 holes away from history

Firstpost  

A par save for a 2-under 70 gave Mickelson a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka and left him 18 holes away from becoming the oldest champion in the 161 years of the majors. That par save for a 2-under 70 gave him a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka and left him 18 holes away from becoming the oldest champion in …

Phil Mickelson owns 1-shot lead over Brooks Koepka at PGA
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson owns 1-shot lead over Brooks Koepka at PGA

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson has made it three-quarters of the way through the PGA Championship looking every bit like a golfer poised to win another major championship. 'Fun' “I think that because I feel or believe that I’m playing really well and I have an opportunity to contend for a major championship on Sunday and I’m having so much fun that it’s …

PGA Championship 2021: Phil Mickelson becomes oldest major winner
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship 2021: Phil Mickelson becomes oldest major winner

CNN  

CNN — Phil Mickelson minted golf history on Sunday, becoming the oldest winner of a major tournament with his victory at the 2021 PGA Championship. The victory is the sixth major title of Mickelson’s long and storied career, with his previous PGA Championship coming 16 years ago in 2005. “It might take a little extra work, a little bit harder …

Phil Mickelson’s historic PGA Championship win not a surprise to those closest to him
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson’s historic PGA Championship win not a surprise to those closest to him

LA Times  

Phil Mickelson’s manager sent him a simple text Sunday morning that captured both the swelling drama of the PGA Championship and what was at stake. Mickelson, who called Sunday “certainly one of the moments I’ll cherish my entire life,” surpassed the feat of Julius Boros, who was 48 when he won the PGA Championship in 1968. “He’s actually been playing …

PGA Championship 2021 tee-times: Round three schedule as Phil Mickelson shares lead
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship 2021 tee-times: Round three schedule as Phil Mickelson shares lead

The Independent  

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PGA Championship 2021: Phil Mickelson shares lead with Louis Oosthuizen on windswept Kiawah Island
3 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship 2021: Phil Mickelson shares lead with Louis Oosthuizen on windswept Kiawah Island

Firstpost  

Mickelson looked like the Mickelson of old on another windswept grind around the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, running off five birdies over his last eight holes, the last one giving him a 3-under 69 and a share of the lead. The 50-year-old Mickelson looked like the Mickelson of old on another windswept grind around the Ocean Course at Kiawah …

Phil Mickelson atop leaderboard heading into final round at PGA Championship
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson atop leaderboard heading into final round at PGA Championship

CNN  

CNN — He might be one of the older statesman at the PGA Championship, but Phil Mickelson is showing he’s no slouch. The five-time major winner produced some stunning golf on Saturday at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course before dropping some late shots to finish on seven-under and atop the leaderboard of the major with a one-shot lead. Heading into the …

Phil Mickelson sets early lead at PGA Championship, and a chance at history
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson sets early lead at PGA Championship, and a chance at history

CNN  

CNN — Sixteen years after winning his PGA Championship title, Phil Mickelson is roaring back – with a chance at history. READ: How Hideki Matsuyama became Japan’s new national hero Mickelson plays his shot from the 15th tee during the second round of the 2021 PGA Championship. “So, if you were to tell me that like Sunday night, I’d really …

Phil Mickelson in contention in Champions event after mud birdie
3 years, 9 months ago

Phil Mickelson in contention in Champions event after mud birdie

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson waded into the mud after his tee shot on Tucson National's 15th hole trickled into a pond. Mickelson's mud birdie highlighted a 3-under 70 at the Cologuard Classic on Friday, putting him in contention for a third straight victory to open his PGA Tour Champions career. ‘Heated’ “I was so heated, I was going to get in there …

Phil Mickelson returns to seniors with appearance in Arizona
3 years, 10 months ago

Phil Mickelson returns to seniors with appearance in Arizona

The Hindu  

Now that Phil Mickelson is not eligible for a World Golf Championship, he will go for a hat trick with the seniors. The PGA Tour Champions said Mickelson was set to play the Cologuard Classic next week in Tucson, Arizona, where 30 years ago, he became the last amateur to win on the PGA Tour. Mickelson made his debut on …

Mickelson tries to bring momentum from over-50 circuit to PGA Tour - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Mickelson tries to bring momentum from over-50 circuit to PGA Tour - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson, fresh off his second consecutive victory on the senior circuit, is brimming with confidence as he transitions back to the PGA Tour this week to face “the young guys” at the Zozo Championship in Thousand Oaks, California. Mickelson, 50, won his second PGA Tour Champions event on Sunday after winning his debut in August and is eager to …

After 233 tries, Kokrak claims first-ever PGA Tour win at CJ Cup
4 years, 2 months ago

After 233 tries, Kokrak claims first-ever PGA Tour win at CJ Cup

The Hindu  

American Jason Kokrak fired off eight birdies in a flawless final round for his first-ever PGA Tour victory at the CJ Cup in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, clinching his maiden title on the 233rd try. “With the greens being firm, fast and quite a bit of break around these holes, if you don't have the right speed, you're not …

Phil Mickelson gets wire-to-wire win in PGA Tour Champions debut - SPortstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Phil Mickelson gets wire-to-wire win in PGA Tour Champions debut - SPortstar

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson chose to make his PGA Tour Champions debut at Ozarks National this week so he could avoid a two-week break right in the middle of his preparations for the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. "I really enjoyed playing here, enjoyed seeing the guys again, and they were so accommodating and fun, and it was just fun for me …

Phil Mickelson goes low, extends lead in PGA Tour Champions debut- Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Phil Mickelson goes low, extends lead in PGA Tour Champions debut- Sportstar

The Hindu  

The hole Phil Mickelson considered the most important in the second round of his PGA Tour Champions career was not any of the eight he birdied but rather the only one on which he made bogey. Mickelson could still squander the lead in the final round Wednesday, when tee times were moved to the early morning because of expected bad …

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