Focus on Phil Mickelson

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One of the most revered and respected golfers in the world, Phil Mickelson has been the flag bearer for American golf for many years now along with former world number one Tiger Woods, and is one of the most well known golfers in the world. Having won four major championships in golf till date as well as 41 other titles on the US PGA Tour, he is also among the most successful golfers in the world at this moment. Mickelson has reached a career high ranking of world number two on several occasions but never managed to scale the summit.

Known as ‘Lefty’ to his fellow golfers and golfing fans, his style is extremely unique and quite unorthodox, much of which has been attributed to having just one coach in his entire career in the form of his father Phil Sr. Although he is otherwise right handed, Phil Mickelson plays golf with his left and that is one of his most unique traits and according to many golf analysts, his left handed style has given him a slight advantage on certain shots and drives over the right handed golfers on many occasions.

Born in 1970, Mickelson turned professional after just graduating from college in 1992 and was soon given a membership of the US PGA Tour and since then, he has been an ever present figure on the PGA Tour since then. The best years of his career came between 2004 and 2006 when he won three major championships – the US Masters in 2004 and 2006 and the PGA Championship in 2005.

Phil Mickelson has won another US Masters title in 2010 and he will return to the Augusta National circuit once again as he attempts to secure his fourth title at the event when the event tees off in April.

Dustin Johnson- a prodigy’s career revisited

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Mostly known for his longest driving in the history of golf for three consecutive years (2009-11), Dustin Johnson has had a wonderful career that has kept him shining among the top five players all along the five years of his PGA tour career. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Dustin had started playing golf right from his days at Coastal Carolina University. He gained confidence after winning the Monroe Invitational and the Northeast Amateur in 2007. With the highest number of wins in each of the six seasons played by him since college, Johnson is named after Tiger Woods who has also won more than once in each of the six seasons that he played coming out of college.

Dustin Johnson quickly turned to professional circuit by the end of the year 2007, the very year when he started his amateur golf playing. By 2008 he could qualify for the PGA tour and got his PGA tour card that began his professional journey. He first tasted victory at the Turning Stone Resort Championship that was held in New York which he won. Then he also won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am as the final rounds were not played due to heavy rains. By the end of 2009 season, he was ranked at the 15th place in terms of PGA money earners.

The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am has been lucky for Dustin as he won the one in February 2010. But after that he had had quite a tough time winning but quickly bounced back to the front with his win at the BMW Championship held at Cog Hill and came up to the fourth position on the PGA earners. Dustin Johnson has played alongside Bubba Watson and Robert Garrigus but has always made his own mark with his outstanding performance.