Stainless Phil Mickelson!
Aged 50 years, 11 months and 7 days, the American went back in time to beat his compatriot Brooks Koepka and the South African Louis Oosthuizen, during the 103rd edition of the USPGA.
On the Ocean Course (par 72) of Kiawah Island (South Carolina), the longest course (7,202 meters) this tournament has ever seen, he became the oldest winner of a Grand Slam tournament. .
The San Diego veteran will celebrate his 51st birthday on June 16
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“I love golf. I am a competitor. It's an honor to have been able to play with Brooks Koepka in the last game and especially to have managed to beat him, ”
he declared immediately after his historic victory.
Phil Mickelson, six strokes under the par in all four rounds (70-69-70-73), put the finishing touches on one of golf's most impressive exploits.
In thus winning the sixth Major tournament of his career, he surpassed Julius Boros, who had dominated the USPGA in 1968 at the age of 48 years.
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