The secrets of Phil Mickelson's USPGA Championship success
A coffee diet, walking slowly and tips from mum helped Mickelson turn around some wretched form and beat the world's best at Kiawah Island
24 May 2021 • 6:58pm
Phil Mickelson was an unlikely but worthy USPGA champion
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Still Phil Mickelson refused to bow to Father Time, flying through the night to be with wife Amy and responding to messages as his private jet traversed the time zones.
The Californian, who turns 51 next month, became the oldest player ever to win a major, breaking a record which had stood for 53 years. Golf has christened it “The Awe on the Shore” and even Tiger Woods, a man with whom Mickelson has enjoyed a famously frosty relationship, described the achievement as “truly inspirational”.