One Promise Phil Mickelson Made to His Wife in the Morning Before Winning the 2013 Open Championship

Published 07/14/2022, 6:32 AM EDT

Phil Mickelson and his Amy Mickelson are the ideal couple of the golf world. Although he is a great golfer and passionate about his profession, he tries hard not to disappoint his wife. And the golfer proved it yet again when he fulfilled the promise he gave her by winning the Open Championship in 2013!

“He was very confident,” Amy Mickelson said about how the golfer felt before entering the final round at the Muirfield Golf Links, Scotland. “Very confident, relaxed, excited for the day,” she continued in the interview after his win. “He said, ‘I’m gonna go bringing home the Claret Jug!'”

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Notably, Mickelson was 5-shot behind the leader, Lee Westwood, when the third round ended. Yet, the golfer was so confident in winning his first-ever Open Championship that he promised to bring the trophy home.

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“He’s been enjoying it so much,” the very happy-looking Amy Mickelson said about her husband’s mood in the Open week. “He always seems to play well when he’s having fun,” she stated.

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Phil met Amy McBride in 1992, the same year he turned professional. They got married in 1996 and have been leading a blissful life ever since. Furthermore, she used to watch him play in almost all of his tournaments until she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009.

Notably, Mickelson put a hold on his PGA Tour schedule and stayed by her side while she battled the disease. As a couple who has faced difficulties together, the two knew each other inside out. And that is why, she knew it in her heart that he would win his first Open.

Phil Mickelson celebrated his first Claret Jug win in a unique style

Mickelson has won 6 major titles throughout his career, and only of them is the Open Championship in 2013. He secured the title with an impressive 3-shot lead. His victory was unique, and thus, he celebrated it a little differently…

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It is a tradition for the British Open winner to celebrate by drinking out of the Claret Jug. However, Phil the Thrill never does anything ordinary and opted to drink a 1990 bottle of Romanee Conti wine, worth $40,000, from the trophy! Interestingly, the Open only offered prize money of $1.43 million for the winner in 2013.

Phil Mickelson is a part of the St. Andrews field this week for the 150th Open Championship. Do you think he can win the event and bring home another Claret Jug?

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Anjana Prabhakaran is a Golf content writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Master's degree in Public Administration and considers researching as one of her hobbies. As her family is interested in sports, Anjana grew up watching every sport on television.

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Manaal Siddiqui

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Phil Mickelson celebrated his first Claret Jug win in a unique style