Now Married for 26 Years, Phil Mickelson Verified a Memorable Anecdote With Guns n’ Roses After His First Meeting With Amy in 1992

‘Phil the Thrill’ is the nickname the American golfer, Phil Mickelson, got for his thrilling style of play. However, sometimes the golfer also likes to practice the same in his day-to-day life. And the story of him trying to escape from a traffic block on the first day he met his present wife is proof of that. 

“I was in a limo that was stuck in traffic with @PhilMickelson,” a netizen with the username @rickspeterson wrote. “…who called his agent to see if he could get a helicopter to evacuate us.” 

Notably, the netizen was replying to a tweet from Aidan Moher, who asked to share “a story about yourself that sounds like a lie but is absolutely true.” 

The story of Mickelson wanting to rent a helicopter to escape from a traffic block sounds like a made-up one. However, the golfer proved otherwise with a follow-up comment. “Guns n roses concert 1992,” he commented under the hard-to-believe story. “True story,” his reply further read. 

Phil Mickelson considers the day he tried to escape traffic in a helicopter special for a different reason

Reports proved that Guns N’ Roses played Compton Terrace in Chandler, Arizona, in 1992. According to Golf Digest, it was part of the ‘Use Your Illusion’ Tour, which the band held in January of the same year. 

It is possible that Mickelson may have forgotten what songs the band played when he went to see them. However, the day will remain special in his mind forever, as he met his present wife, Amy McBride, on the same day. 

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In a follow-up tweet, ‘Phil the Thrill’ revealed the moment he met the woman of his dreams. “She was going to her 7:40 class as I pulled in,” he wrote, “I’ll never forget it.”

How long has the golfer and Amy McBride been married? 

After meeting in 1992 during their college days, the Phil-Amy couple tied the knot in 1996. The couple got married on November 16 and recently had their 26th wedding anniversary. The couple has three children, Amanda Brynn, Sophia Isabel, and Evan Samuel Mickelson. 

The golfer and his wife lived as an ideal couple in the professional golf world during these 26 years of marriage. In fact, Mickelson even put a pause in his career when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and was on medication.  

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Every story involving Phil Mickelson is thrilling to golf fans. After all, he likes to entertain people with his playful personality, and it is no wonder he would suggest something like renting a helicopter to avoid traffic.