It is difficult to find Phil Mickelson in the middle of the crowd, joyful and excited. As if a human wave was carrying him in a green ocean. He hands out thumbs up along the way. The 18th hole green is approaching. His ball is waiting for him a few meters from the flag. With two strokes ahead of Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen, he no longer has much to fear. This Sunday in May 2021, on the island of Kiawah (South Carolina), “Lefty” wins the PGA Championship. He, accustomed to the summits since 1991 and his first victory on the Tour as an amateur (the Northern Telecom Open, in Tucson), becomes at 50 years, 11 months and 7 days the oldest golfer to win a Major, his sixth. A memorable moment of the 2021 season and all the others.
