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Mickelson still planning
to skip Tour Championship
Phil Mickelson is a father again and plans to stay home with his new daughter
instead of traveling to Houston next week for the Tour Championship.
Sophia Isabel Mickelson was born Tuesday afternoon.
``Things are great. Mom and Sophia are wonderful, and we hope to be home in
a few days,'' Mickelson said.
Mickelson's first daughter, Amanda Brynn, was born the day after he finished
second to the late Payne Stewart in the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. Mickelson
carried a pager with him that week, and vowed to leave the tournament at any time
if his wife, Amy, had gone into labor.
He is the defending champion at the Tour Championship, having defeated Tiger
Woods by two strokes last year at East Lake in Atlanta. It was the first time
in 20 tour events that Woods had at least a share of the 54-hole lead and failed
to win.
Mickelson has no chance to win the money title, although he could become the
first player to repeat in the season-ending Tour Championship.
``I'd love to play,'' he said. ``It's a very special tournament and having
won last year, it's a tournament I'd love to defend. But right now, the time I'm
spending with my family is the most important thing to me, and I wouldn't trade
it for anything.''
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