Mickelson makes history by winning 50 years

M. Á. Barber

Updated:05/24/2021 01:09h

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He did not even appear among the top hundred in the ranking and he had no right to participate in this PGA, but the organizers had the right to invite Mickelson, knowing that he is one of the players with the most hook for the fans. What no one could expect before starting the tournament is for the masterful left-hander to dominate it from start to finish and will go down in history as the oldest golfer, with 50 years and 11 months, to win in a major, a brand that Julios Boros owned until yesterday, who in 1968 was champion of a great with 48 years.

The sixth great of his career was topped by Mickelson in a great start Sunday with four birdies in the first ten holes. He only found a moment of doubt with two bogeys on 13 and 14, which restored hope to his main pursuer, Louis Oosthuizen, but with another birdie on 16, what was given was finished. In the end, the seniority of a teacher prevailed, enlarging his legend.

For its part, Jon Rahm made a great Sunday, but it was too late to fight for the title. His four under par yesterday allowed him to be eighth.

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