Phil Mickelson is making his eighth Presidents Cup appearance.
Oct. 2, 2009
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Phil Mickelson comes to Harding Park as the only person to have played on every United States Presidents Cup team. Add to that his appearances as a member of seven Ryder Cup teams, and we are talking about some serious experience here. If all that wasn't enough, Mickelson came into the 2009 season with 34 career TOUR titles and added wins at the Northern Trust Open and the World Golf Championships-CA Championship. At that point in the season, he seemed to be right on track for more victories. In late May his wife, Amy, was diagnosed with breast cancer, and he put his schedule on hold. A short time later, his mother, Mary, received the same diagnosis. Mickelson played a limited schedule after receiving the news, but he did post a record fifth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open. He elected to skip the British Open, the first time he didn't play in a major championship since 1994. He was in the winner's circle again at the season-ending TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Through it all, he and his family have been buoyed by the support they received from his fellow players and the fans.
| The Mickelson file |
| FULL NAME: Philip Alfred Mickelson |
| HEIGHT: 6-3 |
| WEIGHT: 200 |
| BIRTHDATE: June 16, 1970 |
| BIRTHPLACE: San Diego, Calif. |
| RESIDENCE: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; plays out of Grayhawk GC |
| FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Amanda Brynn (6/21/99), Sophia Isabel (10/23/01), Evan Samuel (3/23/03) |
| EDUCATION: Arizona State University (Psychology, 1992) |
| SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, especially football, flying |
| TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 |
| JOINED TOUR: June 1992 |
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| Personal info |
| Phil Mickelson started hitting golf balls at the age of 18 months. While he is right-handed in everything except golf, he mirrored the example of his father, Phil, Sr., who is right-handed, by playing left-handed. Mickelson, an avid pilot, also continued to follow in his the footsteps of his father, who was a Navy pilot. With wife, Amy, he has been involved with the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Homes for Our Troops and Birdies for the Brave the last two seasons, helping to raise money for the three organizations. His mother, Mary, was honored as the March of Dimes Mother of the Year in November 1998. His web site is www.philmickelson.com, and he is Co-Chairman of the American Junior Golf Association. |
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| Playing record |
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (37) 1991 Northern Telecom Open. 1993 Buick Invitational of California, The International. 1994 Mercedes Championships. 1995 Northern Telecom Open. 1996 Nortel Open, Phoenix Open, GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, NEC World Series of Golf. 1997 Bay Hill Invitational, Sprint International. 1998 Mercedes Championships, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2000 Buick Invitational, BellSouth Classic, MasterCard Colonial, THE TOUR Championship. 2001 Buick Invitational, Canon Greater Hartford Open. 2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Canon Greater Hartford Open. 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Masters Tournament. 2005 FBR Open, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, BellSouth Classic, PGA Championship. 2006 BellSouth Classic, Masters Tournament. 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, THE PLAYERS Championship, Deutsche Bank Championship. 2008 Northern Trust Open, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. 2009 Northern Trust Open, World Golf Championships-CA Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca Cola. |
| 2009 PGA TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Mickelson successfully defended his title at the Northern Trust Open despite struggling early in the final round. It was his 35th career TOUR victory, and he became the first player since Ben Hogan (194648) to follow up a runner-up finish (2007) with consecutive victories at the Northern Trust Open (200809). Weakened and dehydrated by a stomach virus that sent him to the hospital on the eve of the final round, he closed with seven straight pars for a 3-under 69 to win the World Golf Championships-CA Championship by one stroke over Nick Watney, whose 30-foot birdie try on the final green barely missed. His second victory in his last three starts moved him to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings and to No. 2 in the world. The victory was also the 36th of his career, tied with Lloyd Mangrum for 12th all time. He shot a 30 on the first nine in the final round of the Masters and went on to tie for fifth place. He capped the season with his second TOUR Championship, moving up to second in the final FedExCup standings. |
| NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (8), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009; Ryder Cup (7), 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; Walker Cup (2), 1989, 1991; World Amateur Team Championship, 1990; Dunhill Cup, 1996 |
| PRESIDENTS CUP RECORD: 11-13-9 |
| RYDER CUP RECORD: 10-14-6 |
| COMBINED CUP RECORD: 21-27-15 |
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| All-time playing partners |
| Woody Austin (2 Foursomes, 1 Four-ball) |
| Chris DiMarco (3 Foursomes, 2 Four-ball; 2 Four-balls RC, 1 Foursomes RC) |
| David Duval (2 Foursomes, 2 Four-ball; 1 Foursomes RC) |
| Fred Funk (1 Four-ball) |
| Jim Furyk (1 Four-ball RC) |
| Jay Haas (1 Four-ball RC) |
| Anthony Kim (2 Foursomes RC, 1 Four-ball RC) |
| Tom Lehman (3 Foursomes, 2 Four-ball; 2 Four-ball RC, 1 Foursomes RC) |
| Davis Love III (1 Four-ball; 1 Four-ball RC) |
| Hunter Mahan (1 Four-ball PC, 1 Four-ball RC) |
| Corey Pavin (2 Foursomes, 2 Four-ball; 1 Four-ball RC) |
| David Toms (1 Foursomes, 1 Four-ball; 4 Foursomes RC, 2 Four-ball RC) |
| Tiger Woods (1 Four-ball RC, 1 Foursomes RC) |
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