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This is an archive article published on November 26, 2004

Mickelson slams 59, storms to win

US Masters champion Phil Mickelson tapped in a birdie on the final hole to become the fifth player in history to shoot 59 as he charged to v...

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US Masters champion Phil Mickelson tapped in a birdie on the final hole to become the fifth player in history to shoot 59 as he charged to victory in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf event in Kauai, Hawaii on Wednesday.

Mickelson’s 17-under-par 127 total also matched the tournament record set by Tiger Woods in 2002.

Three men in US PGA Tour history, all Americans, had previously fired a 59, the first was Al Geiberger in the 1977 Memphis Classic. Chip Beck and David Duval then matched the feat before Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam became the first female to achieve the mark in 2001.

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