Intro:

Mickleson the US Open six-time runner-up feels the set up at Pinehurst works well for his style of play, and looks forward to contending for his first US Open title to complete a sweep of the four major championships.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Phil Mickelson:

"Yes, I do feel heading into this year's US Open that this golf course, this set-up, and everything about Pinehurst provides me the best opportunity. But I haven't had the form this year to get too excited. Although I feel it coming around, I felt it last week, I saw it the glimpses and I felt it again today, I don't want to get overly excited, because the pressure of a US Open and having not been in contention, that's going to be a challenge for me. Also, the expectations of me looking forward to this event for almost a year now and the history that I've had here and how much of a great story it would be and how much it would mean to me to win here with what happened with Payne Stewart and my child and all these things, that makes it more difficult as well. I tend to do something, play better, like at Muirfield last year when nobody really expects it and I just kind of come out of nowhere and know that I can do it and not really have to answer questions about it. So these are all challenges that I'm facing this week, but I'm also enjoying it and I love being here."