What are his notable educational achievements?

He attended the University of San Diego High School and later enrolled at Arizona State University.

Why is he nicknamed "Lefty"?

The source material does not specify the origin of the nickname "Lefty," but it is widely recognized as his moniker in the golf community.

What professional organizations is he affiliated with?

Mickelson is a member of the PGA Tour and the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Phil Mickelson

Q: Where was Phil Mickelson born?

Phil Mickelson was born in San Diego, California, on June 16, 1970.

American professional golfer

Person Human Q325374

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[10]
Date of birth: June 16, 1970
Place of birth: San Diego
Country of citizenship: United States^[6]
Occupation: golfer, athlete, professional golfer
Educated at: Arizona State University, Cathedral Catholic High School^[7]^[8]
Award received: World Golf Hall of Fame^[9]
Official website: www.philmickelson.com^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[20]
Birth name: Philip Alfred Mickelson^[21]
Country for sport: United States^[22]
Family name: Mickelson^[14]
Given name: Phil, Philip, Alfred^[15]^[16]^[17]
Handedness: left-handedness^[12]
Height: +191^[23]
Mass: +91^[24]
Member of sports team: Arizona State Sun Devils men's golf^[11]
Ranking: +2^[19]
Social media followers: 819k (509k–819k, n=4)^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]
Sport: golf^[13]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 50

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VIAF cluster ID: 6170376
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n00098826
GND ID: 1021793361
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Phil Mickelson 14.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID: 02t8t9
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 165708204
CBDB.cz author ID: 49881
DDB person (GND) ID: 1021793361
Dimensions.com element ID: phil-mickelson
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Phil-Mickelson
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: phil-mickelson

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European Tour golf player ID: 9118
Evene ID: phil-mickelson-40486
FAST ID: 1427075
Facebook username: PhilMickelson
Fandango person ID: 456341
Freebase ID: /m/02t8t9
GTAA ID: 225050
Geni profile ID: 6000000049072372070
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Phil_Mickelson
HAND ID: DF81-4F7B-34CD-ABD7-2AD7
IMDb ID: nm0585311
IdRef ID: 152818316
Instagram username: philmickelson
Internet Broadway Database person ID: 493617
JRC Names ID: 2635
Japan Golf Tour player ID: 10675
Kinobox person ID: 31355
Lex ID: Phil_Mickelson
LittleSis people ID: 74344
Munzinger Sport number: 01000005837
NL CR AUT ID: osa2014823726
NNDB people ID: 249/000044117
National Library of Korea ID: KAC201002603
New York Times topic ID: person/phil-mickelson
Obálky knih ID: osa2014823726
Official World Golf Ranking player ID: 1547
PGA Tour golf player ID: 01810
Personality Database profile ID: 82233
Podchaser creator ID: 107aIUtJQq
Prabook ID: 960183
Quora topic ID: Phil-Mickelson
SVKKL authority ID: 0336597-Mickelson-Phil-1970
TMDB person ID: 1227971
Trading Card Database name ID: 49216
World Golf Hall of Fame player ID: phil-mickelson
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJdRxkWgRGCxtkxwxfp3wC
X (Twitter) username: PhilMickelson
Yale LUX ID: person/0a4863a1-df6e-4684-a8e0-85e18635b902

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🔗 Connections

Given name 2

Alfred, Philip

← Winner 2

2010 Masters Tournament, 2013 Open Championship

Award received 1

World Golf Hall of Fame

Country for sport 1

United States

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

Arizona State University

Family name 1

Mickelson

Handedness 1

left-handedness

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Occupation 1

golfer

Place of birth 1

San Diego

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

golf

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Summary

Phil Mickelson was born on June 16, 1970^[1], in San Diego^[2]. He has worked as a golfer^[3], athlete^[4], and professional golfer^[5].

FAQs

Where was Phil Mickelson born?

Phil Mickelson was born in San Diego^[2].

What did Phil Mickelson do for work?

Phil Mickelson worked as a golfer^[3], athlete^[4], and professional golfer^[5].

Where did Phil Mickelson go to school?

Phil Mickelson was educated at Arizona State University^[7] and Cathedral Catholic High School^[8].

What awards did Phil Mickelson receive?

Honors received include World Golf Hall of Fame^[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Phil Mickelson — place of birth (P19): San Diego. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-14. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Phil Mickelson — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-15. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Phil Mickelson — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Phil Mickelson — member of sports team (P54): Arizona State Sun Devils men's golf. Retrieved 2021-08-04. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Phil Mickelson — educated at (P69): Arizona State University. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Phil Mickelson — educated at (P69): Cathedral Catholic High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Phil Mickelson — occupation (P106): golfer. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Phil Mickelson — occupation (P106): athlete. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Phil Mickelson — occupation (P106): professional golfer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Phil Mickelson — award received (P166): World Golf Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Phil Mickelson — handedness (P552): left-handedness. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Phil Mickelson — date of birth (P569): June 16, 1970. Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Phil Mickelson — sport (P641): golf. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Phil Mickelson — family name (P734): Mickelson. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Phil Mickelson — given name (P735): Phil. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Phil Mickelson — given name (P735): Philip. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Phil Mickelson — given name (P735): Alfred. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Phil Mickelson — official website (P856): http://www.philmickelson.com. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Phil Mickelson — ranking (P1352): 2. dps.endavadigital.net. Retrieved 2018-12-20. dps.endavadigital.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Phil Mickelson — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-11. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Phil Mickelson — birth name (P1477): Philip Alfred Mickelson. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Phil Mickelson — country for sport (P1532): United States. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Phil Mickelson — height (P2048): 191 cm. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Phil Mickelson — mass (P2067): 91 kg. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Phil Mickelson — social media followers (P8687): 612,945. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Phil Mickelson — social media followers (P8687): 508,829. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Phil Mickelson — social media followers (P8687): 818,739. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Phil Mickelson — social media followers (P8687): 818,910. wikidata.org.

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