Wonder why Phil Mickelson hasn’t withdrawn from the 117th US Open? It’s because Mickelson is still “holding out hope” he can attend daughter Amanda’s graduation speech and make it to Erin Hills on time for the opening round of the US Open.
A petition has been launched at Change.org that urges Pacific Ridge School to change the date of its high school graduation to allow Phil Mickelson to compete in the US Open.
Phil Mickelson’s stunning but entirely characteristic revelation that he’ll be skipping next week’s US Open to attend his daughter’s graduation is only the latest testament to the golfer’s dedication to his family. It’s also representative of a culture in which parents feel increasingly obligated to be in attendance at every game, ceremony, and mid-afternoon school party.
Tour pros have long struggled with balancing family and career, but Lefty's latest decision on the US Open is consistent with previous choices he's made.
PGA Tour editor Evin Priest, at Muirfield Village, Ohio
Phil Mickelson dropped a bombshell at the US PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament on Saturday.
Lefty is set ...
Phil Mickelson has informed the United States Golf Association that he will not play in the US Open at Erin Hills in two weeks, choosing instead to attend daughter Amanda’s high school graduation in California.
