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Hey, Isn’t That Phil Mickelson?

Phil Mickelson is one of the best players on the TOUR today. He is a Callaway staffer.

Published

18 years ago

Apr 1, 2008

A Raehtz

The number two golfer in the Word Golf Rankings was going to be great from the beginning. With 40 professional wins and 33 of those on the PGA TOUR, Phil Mickelson is both a fan favorite and a contender.

Phil Mickelson had one of the most illustrious amateur careers of anyone currently on TOUR. Phil attended Arizona State University where he won three NCAA individual championships and won three Haskin’s Awards as the top individual golfer in the nation.

Mickelson’s career began with lots of "firsts". He was the first collegiate golfer to earn All-American honors all four years in school. In 1990, Phil won the U.S. Amateur, becoming the first left handed golfer to achieve this victory. Phil won his first PGA Tour event, the Northern Telcom Open as an amateur. It was just the fourth time an amateur has won an event in the history of the PGA Tour.

After turning pro in 1992, Mickelson began winning tournaments almost immediately. In his first ten years on tour, Phil amassed 20 victories, and climbed through the career earnings list to third all time. However, Phil was also often referred to as the ‘best player never to win a major.

Phil Mickelson thought this was a misnomer and redesigned his swing and mentality to prove it. In 2004, Phil defeated Ernie Els on Sunday at The Masters to claim his first major victory. In 2005 Mickelson won the PGA Championship at Baltusrol, and in 2006 Phil repeated his victory at The Masters for this third career Major victory in as many years.

Just as Phil exorcised major championships demons, they caught up with him again at the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot. On the 72nd hole with the title all but wrapped up, Phil’s world came crashing down when he pulled out his driver and sliced his tee shot off a nearby tent and behind a tree. Rather than chip out and play for a bogey, Mickelson went for the green, caught a tree limb and fell straight down. When the carnage ended Mickelson was left with a six and had to watch Geoff Ogilvy accept the trophy while the world listened to Phil say, "I am such an idiot."

Winged Foot notwithstanding, Mickelson has over 35 victories around the world and has career PGA Tour earnings of over $47 million. With a place in the World Golf Hall of Fame firmly secured, his recent victories at The Players Championship and Riviera have Phil rounding well into form to make another run at the majors.

Mickelson is a favorite of many casual and serious golf fans. He always has a friendly smile on his face, and is more than willing to greet his fans. Never one to fear attempting a risky shot, he can hit the ball a country mile as well. While the go-for-broke power game may define him, his short game prowess has been Phil’s signature. Mickelson has one of the most creative minds around the green, and has the skill to make the most of any situation. There have only been a few players that have ever been as good as Lefty at the flop shot from a tight lie.

Just prior to the 2004 Ryder Cup, Mickelson left Titleist and signed with Callaway. Despite struggling a bit with the new equipment in the Ryder Cup, Phil has never looked back. In the 2004 Masters, Phil carried two FT-3 drivers. One was an inch longer and weighted for a power draw, and the other for a fade. Currently, Phil has an 8.5 degree FT-5 driver in the bag along with an X-Tour 13 degree fairway wood and 18 and 21 degree X-Tour hybrids. He carries 5-P Callaway X-Forged Prototype irons, and a 50, 55, and 60 degree X-Tour wedges. Phil’s putter is a PM prototype putter very similar to the XG #9 available at retail.

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WITB Time Machine: Phil Mickelson’s winning WITB, 2021 PGA Championship

Published

3 days ago

May 13, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Phil Mickelson made history at the 2021 PGA Championship on Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. At 50, he became the oldest player to win a major, breaking Julius Boros’s record. Starting the final round with a slim lead, Lefty faced tough competition from Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen. He pulled ahead with key birdies and a standout 366-yard drive on the 16th hole. Finishing 6 under par and two shots ahead, Mickelson claimed his sixth major and second PGA Championship. Many saw his win as an inspiring comeback, showing that experience and determination can still lead to victory in professional golf — and, sometimes, age is just a number.

Driver: Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond (6 degrees @5.5 , green dot cog)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X (47.9 inches)

2-wood: TaylorMade “Original One” Mini Driver (11.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

4-wood (Sunday only): Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X

Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (16) (Thursday-Saturday), Callaway X21 UT Proto (19 degrees @20.5, 25), Callaway Apex MB ‘21 (small groove) (6-PW)
Shafts: (16) MCA MMT 105 TX, KBS Tour V 125 S+

Wedges: Callaway PM Grind ’19 “Raw” (52-12@50, 55-12, 60-10)
Shafts: KBS Tour V 125 S+

Putter: Odyssey Milled Blade “Phil Mickelson”
Grip: SuperStroke Pistol GT Tour

Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X (Triple Track)

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

More photos of Phil Mickelson’s WITB here.

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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

Published

4 days ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Scottie Scheffler leads the betting ahead of the second major championship of the year, with the World Number One a +345 favorite to get his hands on a second PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy who won the Masters back in April is a +800 shot to complete half of the calendar slam at Aronimink Golf Club this week, while Jordan Spieth can be backed at +5900 to become a career grand slam winner.

Here is the full betting board for the 2026 PGA Championship courtesy of DraftKings.

Scottie Scheffler +345 – (Check 0ut his WITB here)

Rory McIlroy +800 – (Check out his WITB here)

Jon Rahm +1300
Cameron Young +1500
Bryson DeChambeau +1700
Xander Schauffele +1850
Matt Fitzpatrick +1950
Ludvig Aberg +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2600
Collin Morikawa +3500
Brooks Koepka +3900
Justin Rose +4300
Russell Henley +4600
Si Woo Kim +4700
Justin Thomas +4800
Robert MacIntyre +5300
Patrick Cantlay +5300
Viktor Hovland +5400
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Jordan Spieth +5900
Sam Burns +6000
Hideki Matsuyama +6200
Adam Scott +6400
Rickie Fowler +7000
Chris Gotterup +7400
Patrick Reed +7400
Min Woo Lee +7800
Ben Griffin +8000
Sepp Straka +8400
Shane Lowry +9000
Akshay Bhatia +9200
Maverick McNealy +9200
Joaquin Niemann +9200
Jake Knapp +9200
Jason Day +9600
Kurt Kitayama +10000
J.J. Spaun +10000
Harris English +10500
Nicolai Hojgaard +11000
Gary Woodland +11000
David Puig +11000
Michael Thorbjornsen +12000
Jacob Bridgeman +12000
Keegan Bradley +12500
Corey Conners +14000
Alex Fitzpatrick +15000
Sungjae Im +15500
Sahith Theegala +15500
Harry Hall +15500
Alex Noren +16000
Thomas Detry +16500
Marco Penge +16500
Kristoffer Reitan +17000
Alex Smalley +17000
Wyndham Clark +17500
Sam Stevens +17500
Keith Mitchell +17500
Daniel Berger +18500
Ryan Gerard +20000
Nick Taylor +20000
Rasmus Hojgaard +21000
Dustin Johnson +21000
Pierceson Coody +23000
Aaron Rai +24000
Jordan Smith +24000
Angel Ayora +24000
Bud Cauley +25000
Matt McCarty +26000
Jayden Schaper +26000
Brian Harman +27000
Taylor Pendrith +27000
Ryan Fox +27000
J.T. Poston +27000
Cameron Smith +29000
Ryo Hisatsune +29000
Michael Kim +29000
Max Homa +29000
Denny McCarthy +29000
Tom McKibbin +30000
Rico Hoey +32000
Matt Wallace +32500
Ricky Castillo +33000
Haotong Li +33000
Michael Brennan +34000
Max Greyserman +36000
Stephan Jaeger +37500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +37500
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +39000
Aldrich Potgieter +40000
Andrew Novak +42000
Patrick Rodgers +42500
Daniel Hillier +42500
Max McGreevy +46000
Billy Horschel +48000
Chris Kirk +48000
Ian Holt +49000
Casey Jarvis +49000
William Mouw +50000
Steven Fisk +50000
John Parry +50000
Nico Echavarria +52500
Garrick Higgo +52500
John Keefer+55000
Matthias Schmid +57500
Austin Smotherman +57500
Sami Valimaki +60000
Andrew Putnam +60000
Lucas Glover +62500
Daniel Brown +62500
Jhonattan Vegas +75000
Emiliano Grillo +80000
Mikael Lindberg +85000
Adrien Saddier +100000
Bernd Wiesberger +100000
Elvis Smylie +110000
Stewart Cink +130000
Kota Kaneko +130000
David Lipsky +150000
Chandler Blanchet +150000
Andy Sullivan +150000
Joe Highsmith +180000
Adam Schenk +200000
Travis Smyth +200000
Davis Riley +225000
Martin Kaymer +400000
Brian Campbell +400000
Padraig Harrington +450000
Kazuki Higa +450000
Jordan Gumberg +450000
Ryan Vermeer +500000
Austin Hurt +500000
Tyler Collet +500000
Timothy Wiseman +500000
Shaun Micheel +500000
Y.E. Yang +500000
Michael Block+500000
Mark Geddes+500000
Luke Donald+500000
Bryce Fisher+500000
Jimmy Walker +500000
Jason Dufner +500000
Jesse Droemer +500000
Jared Jones +500000
Garrett Sapp +500000
Francisco Bide +500000
Zach Haynes +500000
Paul McClure+500000
Derek Berg +500000
Chris Gabriele +500000
Braden Shattuck +500000
Ben Polland +500000
Ben Kern +50000

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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

Published

5 days ago

May 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.