Jon Rahm to the rescue of Phil Mickelson“>Tim Mickelson is the youngest of three Mickelson children. Before carrying his older brother’s bag and helping him win a sixth major at over 50 at the PGA Championship on Kiawah Island, he had a unique journey in the world of golf. Alternately coach and agent, he took care of a certain Jon Rahm.
Former golf coachUniversity of San Diego and D’Arizona State, Tim Mickelson has been on his brother’s bag since 2017, after Phil split from his longtime caddy, Jim “Bones” Mackay. His collaboration with Arizona State began in 2011 and continued until 2016. He was in charge of the Sun Devils team in which the current world number 1 played, Jon Rahm. Prior to that, Tim coached at the University of San Diego for eight years.
Agent de Rahm
In 2016, Phil was still playing with “Bones” on the bag. Jon Rahm, an up-and-coming talent, was already attracting a lot of attention. Her agent was none other than Tim Mickelson, her former college coach. Their association at Lagardère Sports lasted 17 months before Tim took over the job of caddy for his brother.
Former Pro
Phil isn’t the only one in the family to have played on the PGA Tour. Tim took part in Buick Invitational in 1999, and missed the cut. He also once tried his luck on the “Buy.com Tour” (the current Korn Ferry Tour) in 2001 but didn’t make the cut either.
Ambidextrous like its brother but the opposite
You probably know that Phil is right-handed even though he plays left-handed. Curiously, Tim is left-handed but plays golf right-handed. Incredible isn’t it?
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