Phil's In Meetings But His Mom And Barkley Give An Update

USA Today’s Josh Peter went to San Diego to find Phil and while he was told Mickelson was in meetings by a “property manager,” his mother Mary and friend Charles Barkley spoke.

His new appearance has allowed for Mickelson to go out and attend his niece and nephew’s games…from an adjoining field.

“I wish you could see him now,’’ Mary Mickelson said. “He’s relaxed, he laughs all the time. He’s not on the phone with people that are calling him for this and that, and please play in this tournament, and it’s hard when you have to say no, when you don’t have the time to spend. But he has taken a lot of time with our family.”

And this from Charles Barkley:

“I talked to Phil and I told him, ‘Hey, man, how long are you going to hide out? It’s time for you to come out,’ ’’ Barkley said. “Phil is my friend and always will be my friend. That does not mean he did not screw up. But the notion that he’s got to stay in his house for the rest of his life is just (expletive).”