Please answer the following question: Facts: - award: haskins award - birth date: 16 june 1970 - wghofid: phil-mickelson - weight: 200 lb kg st on - caption: at the 2008 u.s. open at torrey pines - height: 6 3 - open: 2nd/t2 , 2009 , 2013 : 1999 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 - spouse: amy -lrb- nee mcbride -rrb- -lrb- m. 1996 -rrb- - college: arizona state university - year: 1990 , 1991 , 1992 - eurowins: 9 - usopen: 2nd/t2 , 2009 , 2013 : 1999 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 - name: phil mickelson - prowins: 51 - pgawins: 42 -lrb- 9th all time -rrb- - birth place: san diego , california - otherwins: 5 - fullname: philip alfred mickelson - tour: pga tour -lrb- joined 1992 -rrb- - imagesize: 220px - residence: rancho santa fe , california - yearpro: 1992 - majorwins: 5 - masters: '' , 2010 ' won '' ' : 2004 , 2006 - pga: '' ' won '' ' : 2005 - nickname: lefty - children: amanda , sophia , evan - image: phil , san diego , ca.jpg mickelson @ 2008 us open , torrey pines - chalwins: 1 - wghofyear: 2012 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of phil mickelson .
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philip alfred mickelson -lrb- born june 16 , 1970 -rrb- is an american professional golfer .he has won 42 events on the pga tour , including five major championships : three masters titles -lrb- 2004 , 2006 , 2010 -rrb- , a pga championship -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , and an open championship -lrb- 2013 -rrb- .mickelson is one of 16 golfers in the history of the sport to win at least three of the four professional majors .the only major that has eluded him is the u.s. open .mickelson has finished runner-up in the u.s. open a record six times .mickelson has spent over 700 weeks in the top-10 of the official world golf ranking , has reached a career-high world ranking of 2nd several times and has a lifetime exemption on the pga tour .mickelson is nicknamed '' lefty '' for his left-handed swing , even though he is otherwise right-handed .he was inducted into the world golf hall of fame in may 2012 .