THIS statistic of Phil Mickelson is really impressive!

Cape Town – We all know Phil Mickelson is one of the greatest golfers that the game has ever produced – but one particular statistic really drives it home.

Ironically, just days after Mickelson won a totally unofficial event that offered no points in the world ranking ("The match" against Tiger Woods in Las Vegas), he achieved a ranking feat that really puts forward his greatness.

The 48-year-old, currently ranked 27th in the world, has spent 25 consecutive years in the world's top 50.

While his five major victories, 43 PGA Tour titles and three World Golf Championship crowns tell their own story, Mickelson's incredible longevity at the top of the world rankings truly highlights his impressive regularity.

These 25 years total 1,305 consecutive weeks in the world's top 50 – including 166 in the top 10 of the 647 qualifying tournaments in the official world golf ranking (OWGR) in which he participated.

Mickelson almost broke this series earlier this year, losing 49th after the Farmers Insurance Open, but do not you know? He then scored four times in the first six consecutive rounds to return in the opposite direction.

And his last win over Tiger Woods in Las Vegas last week, suggests that he's not finished yet.