Mickelson
home still with a smile
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Back in his hometown,
Phil Mickelson walked into an exclusive
country club looking a lot like he did at
dusk two days earlier at Augusta National.
''I
said Sunday night that it was going to be
hard to wipe away the smile and take away
the jacket,'' said a beaming Mickelson,
clad in green again Tuesday at La Jolla
Country Club.
Mickelson
must have had the jacket pressed, because
his wife, Amy, said he slept in it Sunday
night.
''It
was me, Phil and the green jacket,'' she
said. ''We might be sleeping with that green
jacket for a while.''
Lefty
returned to the Left Coast on Monday, spending
what he called a relaxing day with his family.
On Tuesday, he held a news conference at
La Jolla Country Club, where he's a member,
before heading to Burbank to appear on ''The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno.''
Mickelson
was reminded that he went from being labeled
as the best player to have never won a major
to being the only guy with a shot at the
Grand Slam this year.
''Yeah,
how quickly it changes,'' said Mickelson,
''It's been such a nice change. I'm certainly
not thinking that far in advance. I really
just want to spend the next few weeks enjoying
this.
''But
I can't wait to get out and play,'' he quickly
added. ''I'm enjoying playing the game so
much."
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