Mickelson's U.S. Open dreams come to a quick end after disastrous opening round

Sep 17, 2020; Mamaroneck, New York, USA; Phil Mickelson plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Winged Foot Golf Club - West. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports

MAMARONECK, N.Y. (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson's dreams of completing the career Grand Slam by finally winning the U.S. Open and getting revenge on a course that has tormented him were all but lost in Winged Foot's long rough on Thursday after he carded an opening round 79.

Mickelson hit just two fairways, the same number he hit at the course in the final round of the 2006 U.S. Open, when he suffered one of the most dramatic collapses in golf history on the tournament's final hole.