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 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 3

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

Accepted Answer

True. Phil Mickelson's highest world ranking was No. 2. Despite 45 PGA Tour wins and six major championships, he never held the No. 1 spot, spending much of his prime behind Tiger Woods.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

False. Phil Mickelson attended Arizona State University, not Stanford, where he studied psychology and graduated before turning professional in 1992.

Question 5

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

True. He shot a 60 in the first round of the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open, his lowest PGA Tour round.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

False. Bob Charles (1963 Open Championship) and Mike Weir (2003 Masters) also won majors as left-handers.

Question 8

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.

Phil Mickelson Trivia Questions