Phil Mickelson's Close Calls in the U.S. Open
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2004: Shinnecock Hills
Lost by 2 to Retief Goosen
Breaking Point: Mickelson birdied the par-5 16th hole to take the lead, but his 6-iron tee shot found the left bunker on the par-3 17th and his sand shot came out hot and wound up eight feet above the hole. Mickelson's par putt missed the cup and rolled six feet by and he missed the next one for a crushing double-bogey.
