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Mickelson gives young fan lesson in Phil 101

One thing you can count on Phil Mickelson to do is interact with fans. Case in point: last year's Dell Technologies Championship pro-am at TPC-Boston, where Phil asked a young fan named Riley whether he should go for the green in two or lay up.

"If I could hit my 3-wood 260, I would probably go for it," the kid responded.

"I like the way you think," said Mickelson, who almost certainly was going to take that route anyway. And after Mickelson successfully executed the shot, he told the kid, "Riley, you can caddie for me anytime.