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This article was published 16/06/2009 (6268 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BETHPAGE, N.Y. — Phil Mickelson didn’t show Monday, much to the dismay of fans who came to Bethpage Black to catch a glimpse of their 2002 U.S. Open favorite.
Don’t expect him for at least another day or so.
Mickelson was tending to a much more important matter than a practice round: He reportedly returned home to California to spend an extra day or two with his wife, Amy, who was diagnosed with breast cancer May 20.
Mickelson’s media session initially was booked for this afternoon. Now he’s scheduled to greet reporters at 8 a.m. Wednesday, when he may try for a practice round.
Mickelson was expected on the practice range early Monday.
“We’re expecting him,” a practice-range volunteer said around 8 a.m. “So are a lot of other people, I bet.”
Mickelson was not even expected to return to the Black course a month ago, when news of his wife’s diagnosis was revealed. Amy Mickelson is one of the more visible golfers’ wives, attending nearly every major event with the entire family.
But it’s going to be a welcoming frenzy for Mickelson, who was adopted by Long Islanders in 2002, when he finished second to Woods. Despite being a laid-back Californian, Mickelson meshed well with the rowdy crowd at the Black and has been looking forward to his return.
“In 2002, Bethpage, it was an emotional experience for me,” Mickelson said Wednesday in Memphis, where he was playing the St. Jude Classic. “I anticipate it being an emotional experience playing this year.”
— Newsday
