PHIL MICKESON TO GET WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME PLACE IN 2012

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Four-time major winner Phil Mickelson is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame next year, it has been announced.
The American left-hander, who has three Masters wins and a USPGA success on his CV, became eligible for the honour after turning 40 last year.
In order to secure entry, proposed players must receive at least 65 percent of votes cast by journalists, historians and golf dignitaries. Mickelson polled 72 percent of the vote.
Mickelson said in Singapore, where he is currently competing at the Singapore Open:
"Being called a hall of fame golfer, it does make me sound a little bit old. But I don't feel old. I feel like I've got a lot of great golf ahead of me."
Mickelson has won a total of 39 tournaments since he turned professional in 1992.
However, while he has been ranked at number two in the world on several occasions, he has never claimed the number one spot to date in his illustrious career.
He insists he still retains plenty of goals in the game, the most pressing of which are to reach 50 victories and to win a US Open - an event in which he has five runner-up finishes - and also an Open Championship.
US PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem was quick to pay tribute to the left-hander, stating: "He is clearly one of the most exciting players ever to play the game.
"He's exactly what you like to see in a player. If everybody conducted themselves like Phil week in and week out, we'd be stronger yet."
Mickelson will be officially inducted on May 7 next year at the World Golf Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Augustine, Florida.