PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Shushing down a mountain run of fresh snow never gets old for Phil Mickelson, but it is not his favorite part of skiing trips with his three children. What he likes best are the chairlift rides to the top, which facilitate conversations that can take wide and wondrous turns.
During a family vacation last week in Montana, where Mickelson was taking time off after finishing second at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, his elder daughter, Amanda, a high school junior, mentioned a book she had recently finished, “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee.