Mickelson Confirms For Quail Hollow
Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 40 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed 'Lefty' for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed. Mickelson was elected into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 and will be inducted in May 2012.
Greater Hartford Open in 2001 and again in 2002. He also won the Buick Invitational in 2000, defeating Tiger Woods and ending his streak of consecutive tournament victories at six. After his win, Mickelson said, 'I didn't want to be the bad guy. I wasn't trying to end the streak per se. I was just trying to win the golf tournament.'
Mickelson has been capable of scoring very low for many seasons. He scored a career-low 59 for 18 holes, at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Poipu Bay Golf Course in Hawaii, on November 24, 2004.
Mickelson's game has been characterized by his powerful but often inaccurate full swing, but even more so by his excellent short game, and most of all his daring 'Phil flop' shot, in which a big swing with a high-lofted wedge against a tight lie flies a ball high into the air for a short distance. His putting has been usually excellent since turning pro.
Despite these accomplishments, for many years Mickelson was often described as the 'best golfer never to win a major'. Mickelson often played well in majors: in the five-year span between 1999 and 2003, he had six second-place or third-place finishes, and he holds the record for the most second-place finishes in U.S. Open history with five.
With Phil Mickelson's official commitment Monday to play in the Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte's PGA Tour stop will have six of the top 10 players in the latest official world golf rankings.
The field includes No. 1 Rory McIlroy, No. 3 Lee Westwood, No. 4 Bubba Watson, No. 5 Hunter Mahan, No. 8 Tiger Woods and No. 9 Mickelson.'It just goes to show the respect they have for the course and the tournament. They really do enjoy this place,' tournament executive director Kym Hougham said.
'Plus, they really enjoy coming to Charlotte. They love the city and the treatment they get here.'Daily tickets are nearly sold out, Hougham said, but weekly badges are available. Individual Saturday tickets are gone, with Friday and Sunday expected to sell out shortly.