Even after making a brilliant start PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson was written off by some of his rivals as a legitimate title threat it seems.
But the doubters have been left with egg on their faces after the American legend became golf’s oldest ever major winning by triumphing by two shots at Kiawah Island on Monday (AEST).
Good friend Jon Rahm was among those to greet Lefty on the 18th green after the memorable win, and it would’ve been a sweet moment for the 50-year-old given comments made by the Spaniard after Round 1.
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