‘I Don’t Normally Shed Tears…’: An Emotional Phil Mickelson Left It All Out After Emphatically Winning the Masters for His Wife Amy

Phil Mickelson is highly known for his random acts of kindness and when it comes to his family, we can only imagine what Mickelson would do to make them happy. And fans witnessed one such incident after Mickelson’s wife Amy Mickelson was going through a rough patch in her life.

Phil Mickelson makes a special gesture for his wife

Things have not always been very easy for Mickelson in his personal life. Despite all the success in his golf career, his life has been full of struggles. Amy Mickelson, the golfer’s wife, was 37 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Mickelson was shattered to hear the news and even took a short break from the sport.

But when he came back to the field, he made sure that his wife felt proud of him. The golf legend was completely dressed in black, except for the pink ribbon on his golf cap. It was a way to honor his wife, who was struggling to fight her cancer. A pink ribbon often symbolizes breast cancer awareness, and Mickelson was not left behind in terms of spreading awareness.

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But that was not all that Mickelson did that day. The golf ace carded a spectacular three-shot victory and won his fourth major championship. After his surprising round, he said, “I don’t normally shed tears over wins, and when Amy and I hugged, that was a very emotional moment for us and something that I’ll look back on and just cherish,”

When did Mickelson meet Amy Mickelson?

Phil Mickelson is part of controversies. However, there has been one element of the golfer’s life that has stayed out of focus. It is his longtime marriage with his wife, Amy Mickelson. Lefty met Amy for the first time in 1992, and the two soon fell in love and got married in 1996. Mickelson has always been very appreciative of his wife in all his interviews and is in love with her.

Amy has been Mickelson’s biggest cheerleader and has been supportive of him throughout his career. The couple have three children together.

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