Has Phil Mickelson Played His Final US Open Round?

The five-time Major winner looks set to miss the cut by some margin in what could be his last US Open

Has Phil Mickelson Played His Final US Open Round
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The five-time Major winner looks set to miss the cut by some margin in what could be his last US Open

Has Phil Mickelson Played His Final US Open Round?

Phil Mickelson admitted last year that he probably has "to come to the realisation I’m not going to win the US Open."

Lefty said "I really don’t have many more chances" at winning his national Open and his time may be up.

The five-time Major winner looks set to comfortably miss the cut this week at Winged Foot in what could well be his final appearance in a US Open.

He carded a nine-over-par 79 on Thursday and sits at 13 over par after 36 holes thanks to a 74 on Friday.

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Mickelson only just made it into the field this week after the USGA stretched the Official World Golf Ranking exemptions to the top 70 due to the cancellation of the qualifying events because of Covid.

The 50-year-old has previously said that he will not accept a special exemption into the tournament, meaning he will have some work to do to make the field next year at Torrey Pines.

His best chances of making the field again would be to rank inside the world's top 60 two weeks before the 2021 tournament or earn a spot through one of the qualifying events.

He could also gain entry into the field by winning the US Senior Open.

Mickelson has finished runner-up at the US Open six times, in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Since his T2nd in 2013, his best finish in the event has been a T28th in 2014.

His best chance may have come at Winged Foot in 2006 when he double-bogeyed the 72nd hole to miss out on a playoff by one.

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Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV