Mickelson makes it to Medinah after hotel catches fire

MEDINAH, Ill. – Phil Mickelson was allowed back into his hotel room and made it to Medinah Country Club roughly 40 minutes before his 11:52 a.m. ET tee time on Sunday.

Intense storms in the Chicago area that altered Sunday’s start at the BMW Championship threatened to end Mickelson’s 2018-19 season one round early.

Roughly 90 minutes before his tee time, Mickelson tweeted that lightning hit the top floor of his hotel, sparking a fire and leaving him unable to return to his room.

“I can’t back into my room and may miss me tee times because I am without clubs and clothes,” he wrote.

Phil's brother and caddie, Tim Mickelson, told Golf Channel approximately 20 minutes later that Phil had been…