Mickelson In No Hurry To Settle Down In Florida

A little over a year ago California native Phil Mickelson surprised all at the American Express Championship he hosts by saying he was planning a move to Florida.

Now T27 heading into the Honda Classic final round Tom D’Angelo of the Palm Beach Post reports that Mickelson has yet to start construction on a Jupiter Island home.

Although Mickelson said “the plan” is to move here, he also said he wanted to “hold off” on talking about his reason for the decision. “A lot of great things around the area,” was all he would say.

When asked if he still could make the move from his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Cal., to Florida this summer, Mickelson, 50, said: “We’re looking at that as an option. We still have to build. We have a lot. We haven’t built on it yet.”

This week’s Honda Classic is near the Tour pro hotbed of Jupiter. Not that any of the big name locals bothered to play. Unless you count lot owner Mickelson.