Phil Alfred Mickelson is a 52 years old American professional golfer who has won 45 events on the PGA Tour and is one of 17 players in the golf history to win at least three of the four majors.
Born in San Diego, California, United States, on the 16th of June 1970 as a right-handed kid, Mickelson plays golf left-handed as he learned and mirrored his right-handed father’s swing.
His dad Philip Mickelson is an airline pilot and former naval aviator who taught him to play golf before starting school. Moreover, Phil is an alma mater of the University of San Diego High School and Arizona State University.
What Happened To Phil Mickelson? Is He Sick?
Mickelson is not severely ill, but he lives with a skin disease called psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis; psoriasis causes flaky patches of skin that form scales, and psoriatic arthritis causes the affected joints to become swollen, stiff, and painful.
The golfer lives with it as it is incurable, but he is receiving treatments to minimize the pain; other than that, he does not have more issues with his health that can be life-threatening or steal him of his career; he is 52 and still playing golf.
Moreover, Phil is currently playing for the U.S. Open at the Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, scoring an 8-over 78 on Thursday’s match. It will end by the 19th of June 2022, and the winner gets accoladed with $17.5 million.
Phil Mickelson Illness: What Does He Suffer?
Phil suffers from an incurable skin disease, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis, a long-term condition that can worsen over time, and one cannot get rid of it with treatments.
The professional golfer got diagnosed with the illness in 2010 when he noticed the symptoms shortly before the U.S. Open; he first had pain in his right ankle followed by aches in his fingers and wrists.
As per a source, his rheumatologist immediately put him on one of the relatively new biologic response modifying drugs, ‘Enbrel,’ because his condition was severe. It helped to bring his arthritis under control and reduced his pain and disability to continue playing, and he soon got back on his professional golf game.
Phil Mickelson Health Update 2022
Mickelson is living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and has managed to keep it under control with prescription medications and a vegetarian diet; he will have to live the rest of his life with the disease.
It has affected his career as he sometimes loses focus during rounds, feels low on energy, and finds it difficult to practice, visualize, or see a shot; yet, the 52-year-old has chosen not to give up on his playing career to psoriatic arthritis.
Furthermore, his recent wins include the PGA Championship 2021, but he announced withdrawal from the 2022 PGA Championship to spend quality time with his family. Phil is the husband of Amy Mickelson and the father of three, Evan Samuel Mickelson, Sophia Isabel Mickelson, and Amanda Brynn Mickelson.
Phil Mickelson Net Worth: How Much He Earns As A Professional Golfer?
The American professional golfer Mickelson has an estimated net worth of $45.3 million as per Forbes, and he is one of The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes Earnings in 2022, ranking at 33 while earning $3.3 m as salary and $42 M from endorsements.
Phil became the oldest major winner in golf history at 50 while winning the PGA Championship in May 2021; however, he went on a hiatus from competition for his comments that he was willing to ignore alleged human rights violations in Saudi Arabia.
Moreover, he also lost his sponsorship to Workday and KPMG, but his $6 million wins from the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program and the sale of six golf courses in August of 2021 overcame it. Additionally, he co-founded Coffee For Wellness, launched in September of 2020.