This Day in Golf--Aug. 26

As far removed as Phil Mickelson is from his amateur golfing career, its easy to forget how many big tournaments he won, beginning with the 1980 Junior World Golf Championships (boys division age 9–10). He won the Pac-10 title in 1990, the NCAA title three times, and on this date in 1990, the U.S. Amateur for the only time. Mickelson was medalist at Cherry Hills, and won in the final against Manny Zerman, 5 and 4.