Phil Mickelson
In receiving the World Golf Hall of Fame honor, Phil Mickelson joined the sport's most formally recognized group of professional golfers — an achievement that stands as the clearest milestone documented in his career record.
Born on June 16, 1970, in San Diego, Mickelson attended Cathedral Catholic High School before going on to Arizona State University. Those years in education preceded his career as a professional golfer, the occupation that would occupy his adult life as a citizen of the United States.
Mickelson is a professional golfer and athlete. His path from Cathedral Catholic High School through Arizona State University and into professional golf traces the arc available in the documented record of his life. Beyond his nationality and education, the facts on hand are spare, but they point consistently toward a career spent on the professional golf circuit.
The World Golf Hall of Fame induction remains the most concrete achievement noted in the available record, placing Mickelson among those golfers formally recognized at the institutional level of the sport. He is catalogued in the Library of Congress Name Authority File under the entry "Mickelson, Phil, 1970-," a marker of his presence in documented public life.
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I don’t think my style of play is what has prevented me from winning major championships. I think that execution has been more of a factor.
Well, you know, I don’t really want to trade next year. I certainly enjoyed having the jacket put on me rather than putting it on.
I hate to play a tournament in which I’m not contending. It’s just not any fun for me.
If you add up all the federal and you look at the disability and the unemployment and the Social Security and the state, my tax rate’s 62, 63 percent. So I’ve got to make some decisions on what I’m going to do.
My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I’m with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.
I remember when I first came out on tour, it was Greg Norman and Nick Price. We forget how big Norman was, what a presence he was. I remember one of my first tournaments, Greg threw an orange peel down on the ground and some fan ran over and grabbed it. ‘This is Greg Norman’s orange peel!’
The winner of this tournament doesn’t just win a major. He become a part of the history of the game.
My style of play won’t ever change, because I enjoy that aggressive style of golf. It allows me to play my best. When I attack pins, I stay more focused. I get more into the shot and, consequently, I get more out of the shot and out of my game by playing aggressive.
The only way to win tournaments is with the short game. Over half your shots out here are within 30 or 40 yards. Ballstriking is where I’m trying to improve, yes, but more to eliminate big numbers than make birdies.