On May 24, Beijing time, the second Grand Slam of the year, the PGA Championship, was over, and Mickelson, who led alone after 54 holes, had a 1-shot lead, followed by Koepka and Wu Xiuren. In the final round, Mickelson caught five birdies and swallowed six bogeys to deliver 73 (+1) in a single round, while his strongest catcher, the "Grand Slam Harvester" Koepka, swallowed three birdies on the second hole, but also swallowed four bogeys, handing over 74 (+2) in a single round.
Old rice champion push (picture: today's headlines)
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In the end, next month, Mickelson, who turns 51, will win the championship with a total score of 282 (70-69-70-73) in four rounds, 6 under par! It was his sixth major, second PGA championship and 45th PGA Tour title of his career. The prize money of this year's PGA Championship is increased, with a total prize money of up to $12 million, and the champion can win $2.16 million.
The last PGA Tour win was in the Pebble Beach match in 2019, and the last Grand Slam victory dates back to the 2013 British Open. In the past two years, Lao Mi's record on the PGA Tour has been mediocre, and in November 2019, he also experienced the first time in 26 years that the world ranking fell out of the top 50. Winning the title again, Old Mi broke history and surpassed the late American player Julias Poros to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in history, Poros was the 1968 PGA Championship champion, when he was 48 years old. Sromey also became the first player in PGA Tour history to win the title spanning 30 years, his first title in 1991.
This time, Old Mi performed well in Hardmode Kiawah Island, and his younger brother Tim was indispensable, and this week's game was all his backpack for Old Mi, and Tim was the former varsity coach of Arizona State University. After winning the championship, the brothers hugged each other tightly. Next month, Lao Mi will go to Dolly Songnan Stadium to participate in the US Open and continue to attack the "Grand Slam"!
Tiger congratulates Lao Mi (Photo: PGA Championship)
Of course, the tiger who was recuperating after experiencing a serious car accident did not fall behind to watch the live broadcast of the game, and he who had been "in love and killed" with Lao Mi for nearly 20 years sent congratulations on the social platform for the first time. He said: "It's really encouraging to see Mickelson come back at the age of 50 and congratulations !!!!!!!! ”
In terms of other players, 38-year-old South African star Luis Ursueren has a total of -4, tied for second place with Koepka, which is the fifth time that Uchoen has finished runner-up at a Grand Slam and the third time that Koepka has finished runner-up at a Grand Slam, and Urshuren still has not been able to break the "curse" of never winning a championship on American soil.
Irish players Sean Laurie, Patrig Harrington, American player Harry Higgs and England player Paul Casey tied for fourth, while Mexican player Anser, Spanish player Joan Ram, last year's champion Colin Morrison, Fowler, Justin Rose, Feno, Kevin Stillman, Zaratoris and Scotty Schaeffler tied for eighth. Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama tied for 23, Deschamps tied for 38 and Wheat for 49th.