{"id":15519260,"date":"2023-06-15T12:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=15519260"},"modified":"2023-06-15T12:13:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:13:59","slug":"phil-mickelson-arrives-inside-day-3-us-open","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/phil-mickelson-arrives-inside-day-3-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Mickelson arrives, Jon Rahm gets a chipping lesson | Inside Day 3 at the U.S. Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"first\"><em><\/em><em>Welcome to&nbsp;GOLF.com\u2019s&nbsp;new \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6KnU72K7pYQ&amp;ab_channel=Golf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seen &amp; Heard<\/a>\u201d video series, where we\u2019ll endeavor to give you an inside look at golf\u2019s biggest events through the eyes and ears of our onsite crew. On deck this week: The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/tournaments\/2023-us-open-tee-times-tv-streaming-watch\/\">2023 U.S. Open<\/a>&nbsp;at Los Angeles Country Club. Let\u2019s go!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ICYMI: <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/us-open-day-1-lacc-seen-heard\/\">More questions than answers, Scottie tries a new Scotty | Inside Day 1 at the U.S. Open<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/inside-day-2-at-the-us-open\/\">Homa\u2019s reaction, LACC\u2019s quirks, Reggie Bush\u2019s pick to win | Inside Day 2 at the U.S. Open<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday is crunch time at the U.S. Open \u2014 the last day of prep before the tournament officially begins on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crowds were out in force at LACC, eager for a look at both the spectacular course and the players on the practice-round tee sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those players, Phil Mickelson, appeared on property for the first time on Wednesday, much to the delight of the assembled fans. Mickelson has been refraining from speaking to the media thus far this week \u2014 perhaps an indication of how seriously he&#8217;s taking this tournament, which represents his annual chance to secure the final leg of the career grand slam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his Wednesday round, Mickelson spent some time with practice-round companion Jon Rahm, sharing the intricacies of <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/instruction\/short-game\/phil-mickelson-rough-strategy-lacc\/\">how to hit a chip from LACC&#8217;s difficult greenside rough<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilMickelson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PhilMickelson<\/a>&#39;s  short game magic isn&#39;t the easiest to comprehend, even for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonRahmpga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JonRahmpga<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3u5bFLfOHL\">pic.twitter.com\/3u5bFLfOHL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOLF_com\/status\/1669130560759816193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Someone with a filthy short game is going to do well here,&#8221; Sean Zak predicted as he watched. &#8220;Because you&#8217;re gonna miss greens. 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But it&#8217;s these little spots that you get up and down from that win you a major championship.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"g-block g-block-article-embed g-block-article-embed--align-right\">\n    <figure>\n\n        <div class=\"g-article-embedded__img-wrapper\">\n                                            <div class=\"article__category  news\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/\">\n                        News                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                        \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/tour-confidential-us-open-storyline-no-one-talking-about\/\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"lazy inner\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jordan-spieth.jpg?width=30\"\n        alt=\"jordan spieth hits out of a bunker\"\n        data-src=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jordan-spieth.jpg\"\n        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jordan-spieth.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/golf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jordan-spieth.jpg?width=720 600w, https:\/\/golf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jordan-spieth.jpg?width=1280 900w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 50vw, (max-width: 900px) 33vw, 900px\"\n        \n      \/>            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <figcaption>\n            <blockquote><a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/tour-confidential-us-open-storyline-no-one-talking-about\/\">Tour Confidential: What\u2019s the U.S. Open storyline NO ONE is talking about?<\/a><\/blockquote>\n                <span class=\"author \"><span>By:<\/span>\n        <span class=\"author__inner\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/writers\/golf-editors\/\">\n                GOLF Editors            <\/a>\n            \n                            <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n        <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>Everyone is excited to see how the course will play. Winning score predictions collected from a couple of caddies ranged from eight under to 11 under. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s weird having to hit driver on a par-3 and 3-wood on a par-5,&#8221; said Joel Dahmen&#8217;s caddie Geno Bonnalie. &#8220;But that being said, there&#8217;s a lot of birdies out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll find out just how many birdies are out there on Thursday. You can catch a recap of the the GOLF crew&#8217;s highlights from the day at LACC in the video above. 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