Phil Mickelson is a professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

On May 20, 2009, Mickelson announced that he would suspend his golf schedule to help his wife, Amy Mickelson, deal with breast cancer.ESPN.com: Phil Mickelson's Wife Has Breast Cancer; He's Suspending Schedule He later announced he would return to the tour for the June 11, 2009, St. Jude Classic.ESPN.com: Report: Mickelson to Play June 11 Mickelson later found out his mother too had breast cancer and he skipped the British Open.

Mickelson graduated from University of San Diego High School, then attended Arizona State University. As an outstanding collegiate golfer at Arizona State, he won three individual NCAA Championships (1990-1992), three-consecutive Haskin Awards (1990-1992) and became only the second collegiate golfer to earn first-team All-American honors in his four-year collegiate career.

He also became the first left-handed golfer to win the US Amateur trophy in 1990 and won his first PGA Tour tournament, the Northern Telecom Open, in 1991.Official Site: Phil Mickelson Biography

He started entering professional golf at age of 22 after spending his four years as a student and amateur golfer at Arizona State University. Entering the 2009 season, he already has 34 tournament wins and has been called the best golfer in the world without a major victory for years by the press.

Mickelson won his first major tournament at The Masters in 2004 followed with the 2005 US PGA Championship at Baltusrol and the 2006 Masters.Official Site: Phil Mickelson Biography

Mickelson won The Tour Championship on September 27, 2009 after shooting a 65 in the final round. He overcame a four shot deficit to win the event by three strokes over Tiger Woods.http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4509474

Mickelson played in the 2009 President's Cup in which the United States defeated the International team 19 1/2 to 14 1/2. He won four matches, lost none and tied one.http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/presidentscup/scoring/index.html

On November 8, Mickelson won the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, China. He became the first player to win the event twice.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8349005.stm

Phil Mickelson has played in the Ryder Cup seven times. In 1995 he won all three matches but the European team defeated the United States 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. Mickelson won two fo four possible points at the 1997 Ryder Cup as the United States lost again 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. In 1999 the United States won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 and Mickelson scored two of a possible four points in his matches. Phil Mickelson only scored four points in the next three Ryder Cups combined, as the United States lost all three matches. Rydercup.com: The 2008 Ryder Cup - Phil Mickelson Mickelson scored just two points in five matches in 2008, but the United States defeated Europe 16 1/2 to 11 1/2Rydercup.com: The 2008 Ryder Cup - Scoring

The Masters: 2006 - (Won) Official Site of The Masters: Results 2007 - Tied for 24th Official Site of The Masters: Results 2008 - Tied for 5th Official Site of The Masters: 2008 Results 2009 - 5th Official Site of The Masters: Results

U.S. Open: 2006 - Tied for 2nd ESPN.com: 2006 Results 2007 - Missed cut Yahoo! Sports: 2007 Results 2008 - Tied for 18th Official Site of The 2008 U.S. Open: Scoring 2009 - Tied for 2nd Official Site of The U.S. Open: Scores

British Open: 2006 - Tied for 22nd Official Site of The Open Championship: 2006 Results 2007 - Missed cut Official Site of The Open Championship: 2007 Results 2008 - Tied for 19th Official Site of The Open Championship: Results

PGA Championship: 2006 - Tied for 16th The 2006 PGA Championship: Leaderboard 2007 - Tied for 32nd The 2007 PGA Championship: Leaderboard 2008 - Tied for 7th The 2008 PGA Championship: Leaderboard 2009 - 73rd PGA.com: [1]