Phil Mickelson hoists the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2021 PGA Championship to become, at 50, golf’s oldest major champion.
KIAWAH ISLAND: Phil Mickelson became the oldest major winner in golf history on Sunday, the 50-year-old left-hander capturing the PGA Championship by two strokes for his sixth and most iconic major title.
The age-defying American took the $2.1 million top prize with an epic victory for the ages, producing a dazzling shotmaking display at windy Kiawah Island’s while younger rivals faded.
“It has been an incredible day,” Mickelson said. “Certainly one of the moments I’ll cherish my entire life.”
Mickelson erased the major age win mark set by American Julius Boros when he captured the 1968 PGA Championship at age 48.
“I don’t know how to describe the feeling of excitement and…
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