All Good: Phil Heads Back To California...Not To Practice

Jim McCabe with the news of Phil Mickelson heading back to Rancho Santa Fe Tuesday to be at his daughter's 8th grade graduation on Wednesday.

He'll be back at Merion for Thursday's first round.

Having long ago decided to be home in Rancho Santa Fe the Wednesday before the first round of the U.S. Open to attend his daughter Amanda’s graduation from eighth grade, Mickelson got home even earlier thanks to the weather in Greater Philadelphia. The lefthander, having tied for second Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, was on site Monday at Merion, but never did more than hit a few balls. When the heavy rain came and he saw that more precipitation was in the forecast for Tuesday, Mickelson decided to get back to some California sun and family duties.