вЂњSo you could tell, the way he was walking, the way he was carrying himself, it was almost as if he knew it was going to happen. вЂњFrom that, we felt pretty confident because now you know he feels the confidence that he can do it. вЂњThey kept playing it over and over, so we got to see it from all the different angles,вЂќ Mary said. MickelsonвЂ™s chip-in birdie from a greenside bunker on the fifth hole was the most memorable shot of the round - the signature shot of the championship - and allowed everyone to exhale. вЂњThen, all of the sudden, he starts coming back and others were faltering. Maybe four days is just too much, maybe itвЂ™s just too hard. There was concern when PhilвЂ™s two-stroke lead immediately disappeared with a two-shot swing on the first hole. And it was fun, now that I look back at it.вЂќ вЂњBut those first couple of holes, up and down, the lead was changing, it looked like Brooks was doing well, and then he wasnвЂ™t. Then when itвЂ™s all over, you say, вЂI knew he would do it.вЂ™ вЂњWe donвЂ™t invite anybody over to the house because Phil and I are usually up and down and then weвЂ™ll say, вЂWhy did he do that? Why didnвЂ™t he just play it safe?вЂ™ ThatвЂ™s all he has to do. вЂњItвЂ™s not easy watching,вЂќ Mary said by phone Monday morning. watched everything unfold Sunday from the Del Cerro home in which they raised Phil, his brother Tim (PhilвЂ™s caddie the past 4 1/2 years) and sister Tina. He also received a five-year exemption into majors, meaning he no longer needs the special exemption he recently accepted for next monthвЂ™s U.S. With the victory, Mickelson rose from 115th to 32nd in the world rankings. It was his sixth win in a major, a feat accomplished by only 13 other golfers in history. Prevailing by two strokes over Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C., Mickelson earned his 45th PGA Tour win. Harry Vardon: 1914 British Open, 44 years, 41 days

Roberto de Vicenzo: 1967 British Open, 44 years, 93 days

Lee Trevino: 1984 PGA Championship, 44 years, 8 months, 18 days Jerry Barber: 1961 PGA Championship, 45 Years, 3 months, 6 days Jack Nicklaus: 1986 Masters, 46 years, 2 months, 23 days Old Tom Morris: 1867 British Open, 46 years, 99 days Julius Boros: 1968 PGA Championship, 48 years, 4 months, 18 days Phil Mickelson: 2021 PGA Championship, 50 years, 11 months, 7 days

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