Golf-Mickelson shuts out noise in bid for elusive U.S. Open title

Phil Mickelson, fresh off a historic win at the PGA Championship, said on Monday he had a head start on getting reacquainted with Torrey Pines in a bid to bury his U.S. Open demons this week. Mickelson, who has finished runner-up at the U.S. Open a record six times, grew up playing Torrey Pines but due to a redesign wanted to get familiar with the layout that sits atop the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. “I really made an effort here, having the last week off, to spend time out here and really learn, relearn the greens,” said Mickelson, who with a win this week would complete a career Grand Slam of the four majors.