Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 6 Episode 8 With 2021 PGA Champion, Phil Mickelson
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Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 6 Episode 8 With 2021 PGA Champion, Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson has been making sports history his entire life, ever since he burst on the scene as an amateur golfer while attending Arizona State University, winning three NCAA individual championships, three Haskins awards as the outstanding collegiate golfer, while also leading the Sun Devils to the NCAA team title in 1990. He won 16 collegiate tournaments and was a four-time All-American while at Arizona State.

He also won the 1990 United States Amateur Championship, the 1991 Northern Telcom Open as an amateur, and was low amateur at the 1992 Masters Tournament.

He becomes only the fourth player to win a PGA Tour event in four decades joining Sam Snead, Raymond Floyd, and Davis Love III.

He has been one of the most successful professional golfers in the history of the sport, having now tied Walter Hagen with 45 wins on the PGA Tour and winning six major championships.

So it should come as no surprise to anyone who follows professional golf, that Phil would put on a show for the ages in capturing his second PGA Championship, sixth Major Championship, 45th PGA Tour event, and at the age of 50 years,11 months, and 7 days, becomes the oldest major winner in PGA Tour history, and the first player to win major after age 50.

He has been making history, defying nature, and breaking records his entire career.

And, having accepted a special exemption into the 2021 United States Open Championship at Torrey Pines, in his hometown of San Diego, California, Phil becomes the prohibited favorite in next month’s Open to win the one tournament missing from his stellar resume, which will complete the mythical Grand Slam of Golf, cementing his place in Golf immortality.

With Tiger Woods’s latest injury and absence from tournament golf, Phil becomes the sentimental favorite and poster boy for golf fans around the world.

I had a chance to join Phil’s final interview after this year’s Championship.

Please listen here.

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Jeff Waters, MBA, is a PGA Master Professional and the President/CEO of Rocky Mountain Golf Enterprises, a Utah-licensed and registered corporation that uses golf as a marketing tool. With over fifty years of experience in the golf industry, Jeff has worn many hats in diverse roles, including as a player, teacher, Head Professional, administrator, and small business owner. Jeff's extensive background includes ten years as a competitive player, ten years as a Head Golf Professional, overseeing the entire golf course operation, three years as the Director of Player Development for Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation, managing, directing, and supervising multiple golf course programs, and over thirty years as a golf coach and instructor at Rocky Mountain Golf Academy, teaching the game. His elite professional status as a fully trained and certified PGA Master Professional highlights his commitment to the sport. This prestigious designation is merited by a small and exclusive group of Golf Professionals worldwide. This wealth of experience in both the sport and business of golf has established Jeff as a highly skilled and knowledgeable expert and one of America's most qualified and accomplished Golf Professionals. In addition to his practical experience, Jeff has a robust academic background, including a BS in Political Science from the University of Utah, graduate studies in Economics and Commercial Recreation, at that school, and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He has also taught undergraduate courses at the University of Utah's College of Health and served as an adjunct professor at Granite Peaks Community School. As a well-known media personality, Jeff's versatility in the golf industry is evident through his work as a celebrated broadcast journalist and radio host. He has traveled extensively nationwide, announcing major sporting events at arenas, ballparks, stadiums, and golf courses for national media outlets and syndicated on the Rocky Mountain Golf Radio Network. A member of the Golf Writers Association of America, Jeff regularly contributes editorial pieces to national print publications and has authored multiple books, essays, and short stories. His work has appeared in numerous domestic and regional periodicals and magazines, such as Utah Golf News, Rocky Mountain Golfer, Golf Today, Utah Fairways, Jackson Hole Golf News, and Utah Golf Magazine. He has also contributed to blogs, podcasts, internet forums, and his website at www.jeffgolfguy.com. Jeff's unwavering dedication and service to the golf industry continue to inspire others, underscoring his deep commitment and affection for the sport, business, and recreation of golf.