Phil Mickelson made history on Sunday. Lefty added a sixth big win to his PGA 2021 tournament career, making him the biggest major golf winner in history. Mickelson took a final up and down PGA Championship run at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, SC, swapping lead with partner Brooks Koepka for much of the top nine. But he defeated his Six Ghosts with five birds, fending off Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen (4 lower) to make a two-punch lead. Not even the ghost in Holes 13, 14, and 17 was enough to cost Mickelson the historic victory. According to Golf Recap (Sunday’s Final), 28 golfers aged 40 or over have won a total of 38 times: The first recorded player was Old Tom Morris, who won the British Open in 1861 at the age of 40. He has also had the largest such wins (four), winning the Open Championship in 1861-62, 64 and 67. The last golfer aged 40 or over to win a major event (before Mickelson’s victory on Sunday) was Tiger Woods , Who was 43 years, 3 months, and 16 days old on the day he won the 2019 Masters. That total has moved to 29 golfers with 39 major tournament wins, interestingly not the first time he has won Mickelson with a big event beyond the age of 40: he won the 2013 Open at 43 years 1 month 6 days. This left him only shy of the 10 best-of-age golfers to win a major championship. He made up for it by winning the PGA Championship 2021, breaking the old record held by Julius Boros by a large margin. Before we list the top 10 major winners in golf history, there are a few honorable mentions worth noting: Tom Watson, who led most of the last round at the 2009 British Open, was the oldest golfer to win a major championship to date: he was 59 years old. Years old at the time, but lost in a four-hole playoff to Stuart Sync. Raymond Floyd, 49, was the runner-up at 1992 Masters. Harry Vardon, 50, was runner-up at the 1920 US Open Championship, Phil Mickelson 2021 PGA Championship 50 Years, 11 Months, 8 Days Julius Boros 1968 PGA Championship 48 Years, 4 Months, 18 Days Tom Morris Sr. 1867 The Open Tournament 46 Years, 3 Months, 10 Days Jack Nicklaus 1986 Masters Tournament 46 Years, 2 Months, 23 Days Jerry Barber 1961 PGA Championship 45 Years 3 Months 6 Days Hill Irwin 1990 US Open 45 Years, 14 Days Lee Trivino 1984 PGA Championship 44 years, 8 months, 18 days Robert de Vincenzo 1967 Open Championship 44 years, 3 months, 1 day Harry Vardon 1914 Open Championship 44 years, 1 month, 10 days Raymond Floyd 1986 US Open 43 years, 9 months , 11 days How old is Phil Mickelson? As of his last day playing the 2021 PGA Championship (May 23, 2021), Mickelson is 50 years 11 months and 8 days old – and he’s totally shy of his 51st birthday on June 16. By winning the PGA Championship, he nearly broke Boros’s record. Two years and seven months How many majors does Phil Mickelson have. Mickelson has won six major tournaments to his name, and won all championships except for the US Open (where he finished second or tied for second place six times, most recently in 2013). Mickelson’s last big victory was at the 2013 Open, and here are all of Mickelson’s major wins, the year he happened and his age at the time of each win: The 2021 PGA Championship 50 Years, 11 Months, 8 Days 2013 Open Championship 43 Years, 1 Month, 6 Days 2010 Masters Tournament 39 years, 9 months, 27 days 2006 Masters Championship 35 years, 9 months, 25 days 2005 PGA Championship 35 years, 1 month, 27 days 2004 Masters Championship 33 years, 9 months, 27 days
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