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Phil Mickelson Makes History as Oldest Golfer to Win Major Championship

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pic.twitter.com/24QN2M9xRUAt 50 years, 11 months and six days old, Mickelson broke the previous record long held by Julius Boros, who won the PGA Championship at 48 years, 4 months and 18 days old in 1968.

Lefty is three weeks shy of his 51st birthday and will be another year older when he makes a run at the U.S. Open, the lone major he has yet to win and one that has kept him from capturing the career grand slam.The co-leader through 36 holes and solo leader through 54 holes, Mickelson had a dramatic start to his final round with three birdies and three bogeys over the front nine.

He lost, tied and regained the lead before opening a five-stroke advantage at 8 under through the 12th.The most memorable moment of Mickelson's unforgettable.

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