Phil calls U.S. Open ''once-in-a-lifetime opportunity''

The U.S. Open at Torrey Pines is extremely important to Phil Mickelson, but who knew it was this important?
Mickelson grew up in San Diego playing Torrey Pines, and he's never won a U.S. Open.
He's changing his routine, too. Very little media (although he had a news conference today) and fewer autographs. Mickelson said he wants to make sure he keeps his energy up.
``This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to compete in the U.S. Open on the course I grew up on in the prime of my career,'' Mickelson said. ``And so I want to give myself every opportunity to play my best golf this week. So I've minimized my time commitments. in fact, I've eliminated them to give myself the best chance to prepare, get my game ready, to understand and know the golf course and play my best.''