for mickelson, and that s great. this is a record sixth time he s been runner-up. of course, in sports, you want to be number one. cnn s rachel nichols has more on this. g second, not a bad word in itself. perfectly respectable, but in this place, at this sporting event, for this man, it is the very definition of anguish. and on sunday, when phil mickelson finished runner-up at the u.s. open for a record sixth time, it was almost too much to take. for me, it s very heart breaking. this could have been the big a really big turnaround for me and how i look at the u.s. open, the tournament that i d like to win after having so many good opportunities. reporter: in 2006, mickelson led this tournament heading into thq final hole, then hit his driver into the roof of a nearby tent, followed by a shot straight into a tree. this year he started the week in california, attending his daughter s eighth grade graduatrjjy he then hopped a cross-country