Definition of Phil Mickelson Betting

Phil Mickelson, who is nicknamed "Lefty", is arguably one of the greatest golfers of all time.

Earlier in his career, Mickelson was known as the biggest name golfer who couldn't win the "big one", though he would change this with five Major championships, including three Masters titles and a PGA Championship.

Mickelson, who is now past the age of 50, is running out of time to add to his significant trophy collection.

Mickelson captured the attention of the sporting world in May of 2021, when he entered the final round of the PGA Championship with the lead, with a number of young superstars trailing him.

Despite entering the final round of play with the lead, Mickelson was not the favourite to take down the tournament, as evidenced by the odds to win the tournament outright entering the final round:

Source: Bet365
Time Stamp: May 23rd, 2021 1:22 pm EST
Odds Subject to Change

Brooks Koepka, 2.50
Phil Mickelson, 4.20
Louis Oosthuizen, 6.50

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Mickelson was a tremendous long shot before the tournament started, and the sports books will incur a great deal of liability if Mickelson does come out on top, as he was on a great number of betting slips with large payouts.