On the oval in front of the clubhouse at The Country Club, Phil Mickelson took part in a press conference on American soil for the first time since taking time away from golf in February.
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Photos: Phil Mickelson through the years
Phil Mickelson of Arizona State University stands with Julius Erving at the 25th annual All-American Collegiate Golg Team Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, June 20, 1989. Mickelson, at 18, is the youngest to win the NCAA championship and the first lefthander to do so in the 25-year history of the All-American program. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
Phil Mickelson, amateur golfer teeing off at the U.S. Open, Medinah country Club in Medinah, Illinois on June 15, 1990. (AP Photo/Charlie Bennett)
Phil Mickelson of Scottsdale, Ariz., stifles a yawn as he reads the green with his caddie Jim MacKay on the 15th green during the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., on Friday, June 16, 1995. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Phil Mickelson reacts to his double bogie on the sixth hole during the final round of the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on Sunday, April 9, 1995. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Phil Mickelson hits from the number 18 tee during first round play of the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on Thursday, April 6, 1995. Michelson finished the round a co-leader with a six-under-par for the day. (AP Photo/Curtis Compton)
Phil Mickelson, of Grayhawk, Ariz., watches as his drive from the par-4 fifth hole of the Tournament Players Club goes in to the gallery during the third round of competition at the Phoenix Open Friday Jan. 26, 1996. (AP Photo/Scott Troyanos)
FILE - In this July 28, 2003 file photo, Sergio Garcia, second from right, puts an arm around Tiger Woods after he and Phil Mickelson, right, defeated Woods and Ernie Els, left, in the Battle At The Bridges in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Garcia was at a European Tour awards dinner Tuesday night, May 21, 2013 when he was jokingly asked if he would have Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open. The Spaniard replied, "We'll have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken." Woods took to Twitter on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 and said the comment wasn't silly, rather it was wrong and hurtful. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Phil Mickelson of Scottsdale, Ariz., is presented with the traditional royal tartan plaid jacket after winning the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 21, 2000. Mickelson set a tournament final round record of 12-under-par 268 total. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 1997, file photo, United States Ryder Cup team player Phil Mickelson, left, and Tiger Woods, right, high-five after Mickelson's ball went in and out the hole on sixth during practice at the Valderrama golf course in southern Spain. In his 25 years of playing the Ryder Cup, Mickelson has had 55 teammates and 15 playing partners. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)
Phil Mickelson hits from the fifth fairway during practice for the 2004 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA., Tuesday April 6, 2004. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
