Phil Mickelson and Pebble Beach
February 28, 2010It’s funny sometimes how things in life seem to complete a full circle reaching some sort of deserved gratification which got me thinking about the pros and cons (excuse the pun….intended!) of playing golf tournaments for most of your adult career. Case in point being the illustrious, if not somewhat eccentric, professional of one of golf’s most determined, yet gracious players, Phil Mickelson. Strangely, Phil who plays golf as a “lefty” otherwise carries on with all other activities in life as a right handed person. He was also the first left handed player to ever win a US Amateur title. He learned to play golf with his left hand by standing opposite his father and mimicking his swing. He turned pro in 1992 after his graduation from Arizona State. Mickelson went on to win many PGA tournaments including the Byron Nelson Golf Classic and the World Series of Golf in 1996 which was to begin a flood of success which continues to today.
