Phil Mickelson is set to withdraw from the one major championship that has eluded him, revealing he'll skip the 2017 US Open to in order to attend his daughter Amanda's high school graduation.
The American five-time major winner has six runner-up finishes at the US Open without lifting the trophy - the most second places in the tournament's history.
With Mickelson winning three Masters titles, the 2013 British Open and 2005 US PGA Championship, a US Open crown would make him just the sixth golfer to win all four majors in a career.
"Obviously it's a tournament that I want to win the most, but this is one of those moments where you look back on life and you just don't want to miss it. I'll be really glad that I was there and present," said Mickelson after his third round at the US PGA Tour's Memorial Event in Ohio.
However, the 46-year-old Mickelson has not yet officially withdrawn.
He has up until the minutes before his tee time on Thursday, June 15 to confirm the decision with the United States Golf Association, organiser of the US Open.
With daughter Amanda giving the commencement speech at the graduation, Mickelson says it will be almost impossible to travel from San Diego, California to the US Open venue Erin Hills in Wisconsin.
"(Amanda) is the school president. She'll be giving the commencement speech and I'm going to be there," Mickelson said.
"Unfortunately, it comes on the Thursday of the Open; around 10am Pacific (time). So there's just really no way to make it, no matter what the tee time is.
"I'll withdraw as close to the event as possible."
The last time Mickelson missed the year's second major was 1993.
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