Phil Mickelson Once Admitted That He’s Ageing Like Fine Wine: ‘There’s Nothing Holding Me Back Physically’

Winning a championship, let alone a major, after turning 50 is nothing but a dream for every golfer. However, Phil Mickelson turned that dream into reality by winning the 2021 PGA Championship after turning 50. But how did the oldest golfer on the field win the event while competing against golfers half his age? 

“There’s nothing holding me back physically from playing and competing against the best,” Mickelson had said, months before he won the PGA Championship last year. 

Nicknamed Lefty, Mickelson further explained that if anything worries him the most while playing, it is the difficulty in being able to focus mentally. “Hyperfocus on each shot has become more challenging,” he added. 

Although he feels he is getting weaker on the mental side, Lefty explained he has been working on it. “I’ve seen a lot of progress in my game, especially lately,” he added. 

After being winless for more than two years, Mickelson won the PGA Championship with a two-shot lead over Louis Oosthuizen and Brooks Koepka. Notably, his last win at a major was in 2013 when he won the U. S. Open. 

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With his win, he beat the record of Julius Boros, as he was the oldest golfer to win a major in the last 53 years. Boros had won the major at 48. Since it was a historical win for Mickelson, many, including Tiger Woods, had congratulated him. 

His fellow golfers congratulated him as they understood the hard work that goes behind winning a championship.

The reason behind the Phil Mickelson victory after turning 50!

In an interview with Golf Digest, his doctor, Ara Suppiah, revealed the secret to Phil’s PGA Championship win. 

According to his doctor, Mickelson went through a lot of drastic changes in his lifestyle. He changed his diet plan and stayed fit through high-intensity workouts. Furthermore, he had pulsed electromagnetic-field therapy to manage his pain and practiced meditation to improve his mental focus. 

In fact, Mickelson even practiced intermittent fasting, which helped boost his immunity. 

Being a champion is never easy. As a successful professional golfer with more than 50 victories worldwide, Mickelson knew he had to work hard to win another title at his age. And so he did and found success again with his record-breaking victory at the 2021 PGA Championship. 

What do you think of the ways Mickelson tried to keep him fit to compete with the young golfers? 

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