as composed and as with it as he is this week. he has had a few blunders at this u.s. open because he dearly wants it. i think he s just learned through the process. and here he is now with just one round to go, and he embraces the challenge of what the u.s. open is all about. it s his 23rd attempt at it, and he s come close on five occasions, i suppose most significantly in 19 99 when he first really came close. he went toe to toe with payne stewart at pinehurst. stewart won his second u.s. open on that occasion. phil was expecting their first child with his wife amy, and he was prepared to leave the u.s. open at that time and leave the championship, but he stayed on until the bitter end, and they gave birth, a difficult birth a little bit later that week. this week he went back to his daughter s 12th she s a 12-year-old. her primary school graduation.