Phil Mickelson thrilled a vocal South Carolina crowd by hanging on to win the US PGA last night – and become the oldest Major winner in history.
The American, who turns 51 next month, held his nerve and his game in the blustery wind to shoot a closing 73 to win by two shots amid joyous scenes at Kiawah Island.
The chants of “Phil, Phil” rang around Ocean Course. Like Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters win, his younger rivals fell away under the pressure of trying to stop a fan favourite lift a fairytale title.
Runners-up Brooks Koepka limped home in 74 while Louis Oosthuizen could only finish with a 73. And Mickelson memorably achieved what fifty-something Greg Norman (2008) and Tom Watson (2009) could not complete after leading after 54 holes at
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