Intro:

Phil Mickelson and Graeme McDowell look ahead to the US Open.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Mickelson, 6-time U.S. Open runner-up (on his form heading into the weekend):

"I think that I've gone through kind of a period these last couple of years where I haven't played my best golf, and I feel like I'm back on the upswing. I don't know if I'm quite there yet or not. This week will be a good test to see just how far along I've come. But I feel like I have the proper direction of my game. But you just never know, you know. It's been a little while since I've played my best golf. So we'll see. But this golf course allows for short game to save shots that may be less than perfect. It doesn't force you to play perfect golf. There's plenty of room to play and to recover from."

SOUNDBITE (English) Graeme McDowell, 2010 U.S. Open Champion (on preparations for Chambers Bay):

"And I think everyone is taking the preparation very seriously. Obviously, Mike Davis told us that this wouldn't be the type of golf course where we could just play it one and a half or a couple of times and expect to be able to compete here. Guys have taken it pretty seriously, and they've -- I think there's been a lot more homework done for this one than a lot of the major venues in the past. Like I say, U.S. Open, British Open, whatever, you know, it's a major championship test. It's a lot of fun. It starts off a great summer of some fantastic golf courses to play on."