The last amateur to win on the PGA Tour is Phil Mickelson, who won the Nothern Telecom Open on January 13, 1991, in Tucson, Arizona, by a shot over Tom Purtzer and Bob Tway. Mickelson was still a student at Arizona State University at the time. He then turned pro later.
Twenty-five years ago Phil Mickelson gave us a glimpse of what was to come. After forty-two PGA Tour victories including five major championships, and his World Golf Hall of Fame induction, we’re still waiting because he’s still on the move.
Phil was a 20-year junior at Arizona State University in 1991 when he won the PGA Tour’s Northern Telecom Open in Tucson. No amateur has won a Tour event since then.
His caddy that day was his college coach, Steve Loy, who the previous year watched Phil lead his team to the NCAA championship two months before he won the U.S. Amateur Championship. Only Jack Nicklaus had accomplished that double before and no one has done it since.
View Phil Mickelson’s PGA Tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights at pgatour.com.
Amateur winners are very rare on the world's major professional golf tours. Who were the last amateurs to win on the PGA, European and LPGA tours? Here are the answers shared by Golf.about.com.