Phil Mickelson achieved the greatest victory of his illustrious career at Muirfield when he won The Open Championship in 2013.
Mickelson’s incredible career boasts 45 PGA Tour titles and six major championships.
He has the longest time span between wins of any golfer in the history of the game – 31 years to be precise!
Mickelson won his first major at The 2004 Masters, and he didn’t look back after that.
The now 55-year-old was a prolific winner and was one of the few players who went head-to-head with Tiger Woods in his prime and got the better of him on numerous occasions.
However, his greatest ever achievement in the game, in his own words by the way, was winning The Open 12 years ago.
When Phil Mickelson won The Open Championship in fine style
Mickelson produced a scintillating final round of five-under par 66 to win The Open in 2013 by three strokes.
The six-time major champion went out in two-under par at Muirfield before bogeying his 10th hole.
However, the fireworks started just after that slip up.
Mickelson birdied four of his final six holes at Muirfield in incredibly difficult conditions.
His stunning birdie on the 17th hole won him the championship after he ripped two strong-lofted three-woods into the heart of the green on the par five.
The 45-time PGA Tour winner is one of the best there ever has been at producing the goods under pressure, and he lived up to that reputation 12 years ago on the East Lothian coast.
Phil Mickelson winning the Open Championship was his ‘greatest accomplishment’
Mickelson has said on numerous times in the past that his greatest ever victory in his career came at Muirfield in 2013.
Just last week, Mickelson explained why winning The Open in 2013 was so important to him.
“I think winning The Open in 2013 was the greatest accomplishment in my career because I had to learn a style of golf that I didn’t grow up playing.
“It’s kind of the greatest source of pride for me as a player to overcome those obstacles. Now I’ve come to really love it, enjoy it, and I seem to play well in some of the adverse conditions too.
“I think it’s a sign of a complete player, to be able to win in all the conditions of the majors that they provide.“
Mickelson is a true legend of the game. It’s such a great shame that he never completed the Grand Slam, after SIX runner-up finishes at The US Open.
However, it’s clear to see that, in Mickelson’s eyes at least, winning The Open Championship was his very own version of climbing Mount Everest.