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Phil Mickelson is in the midst of a busy three weeks, so he made sure he got one of the first tee times bright and early Wednesday morning at the TPC Southwind course.
A man celebrating his 46th birthday on the first day of the U.S. Open next week needs a little break.
''I'm going to go straight back to the room and rest up,'' Mickelson said.
''I don't feel as though there's anything about my game that I'm worried about, but I want to make sure that I'm physically and mentally rested and ready to go, because for me to play well next week, I think it's important that I play well this week.