Phil Mickelson has been one of the most popular professional golfers throughout his long career, having turned professional in 1992. Mickelson was born in San Diego to parents Phillip Mickelson and Mary Mickelson. His first taste of the sport came from golfing with his father and a grandfather from a young age. His grandfather, Alfred Santos, worked as a caddie at Pebble Beach. It was as a child that the right-handed Mickelson adopted his famous left-handed swing after mirroring his father on the fairway. After high school, Mickelson attended Arizona State University on a golf scholarship where he truly began to emerge as a star on the golf scene. While a member of the Sun Devils’ golf team, “Lefty” became a three-time Haskins Award winner and a three-time NCAA Individual Champion. For all the success that Mickelson displayed in college, his biggest win in Tempe was meeting his wife. Mickelson is married to his wife Amy Mickelson, formerly Amy McBride. The couple met in 1992 during their college days at Arizona State, where Phil was a star golfer and Amy was a cheerleader for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. When Mickelson introduced himself as a pro golfer, McBride actually thought he meant he worked at the local golf course. She quickly found out that wasn’t the case. The two spent their first date on a tennis court near campus and hit it off immediately. Fast forward to 1996, and Phil and Amy were married. Since their marriage the couple have welcomed three children. Their oldest daughter, Amanda, was born one day after Mickelson placed as the runner-up in the 1999 U.S. Open Championship, where he lost to Payne Stewart. In 2001, Phil and Amy announced the birth of their second daughter, Sophia. Two years later, in 2003, the couple had their first son, Evan. Evan’s birth was extremely difficult, as Amy ruptured an artery in labor and Evan was non-responsive at birth. Ultimately, both Evan and Amy pulled through. In 2009, Amy Mickelson was diagnosed wit