I just needed to get that up-and-down, and to have it go in was a bonus, but I knew I had a lot of work ahead.” I just didn't want to throw away another shot and I had fought hard to keep the round in check and I was still 1-over through four. “Biggest thing was getting it up-and-down. It was only the fifth hole but that was a big momentum thing. “It was a little bit early in the round to start jumping ahead because, you know, so much can happen. “Certainly, it was a momentum builder,” said Mickelson of his hole-out on No. It was an electric moment for both Mickelson and the crowd, but then he bogeyed the very next hole – before added a birdie on the hole after that. Mickelson made bogey while Koepka made birdie on the par-4 opener.Īfter some early back-and-forth with Koepka, Mickelson pitched in for birdie from a greenside sandy area on the fifth. The final round of the 103rd PGA Championship got off to a roller coaster-type start, with Mickelson and Brooks Koepka – who he played with Sunday and who ended up tied for second - with multiple, multi-shot lead changes occurring throughout the front nine – including on the very first hole. Julius Boros, who won the 1968 PGA Championship at 48 years old, saw his record supplanted by Mickelson – who turns 51 on June 16. Mickelson, who now has two PGA Championships to his credit, became the oldest major champion in golf history Sunday. “Although I believed it, until I actually did it, there was a lot of doubt, I'm sure.” “It's very exciting because I've had a few breakthroughs on being able to stay more present, be able to stay more focused, and physically, I'm striking it and playing as well as I ever have but I haven't been able to see that clear picture,” said Mickelson. He won the 103rd PGA Championship by two shots and in the process made history at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. Mickelson, at 6-under par for the Championship, very much got it done.
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