Question 1

True or false: Mickelson has a pilot's license and flies his own plane to tournaments.

Accepted Answer

True. He earned his pilot’s license in the 1990s and has flown himself to many PGA Tour events.

Question 2

True or false: Phil Mickelson has never been ranked world number one in golf.

Accepted Answer

False. He reached world number one for the first time in 2009, becoming the oldest first-time world number one at the time.

Question 3

True or false: Phil Mickelson graduated from Stanford University with a degree in psychology.

Accepted Answer

False. He left Stanford early to turn professional and never completed his degree, though he studied psychology.

Question 4

True or false: Phil Mickelson has never won the U.S. Open, finishing runner-up a record six times.

Accepted Answer

True. He holds the record for most U.S. Open runner-up finishes without a win, including heartbreaking near-misses.

Question 5

True or false: Phil Mickelson has won more than five major championships in his career.

Accepted Answer

True. He has won six majors, including three Masters titles, two PGA Championships, and one Open Championship.

Question 6

True or false: Mickelson is the only left-handed golfer to ever win a major championship.

Accepted Answer

True. He is the most successful lefty in major history, but Bob Charles and others also won majors left-handed.

Question 7

True or false: Mickelson won the Masters in 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2023.

Accepted Answer

False. He won the Masters in 2004, 2006, and 2010, but not in 2023; his last green jacket came in 2010.

Question 8

True or false: Mickelson once shot a 60 in a PGA Tour event.

Accepted Answer

False. His lowest PGA Tour round is 61, which he shot at the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open and elsewhere.

Phil Mickelson Trivia Questions