Mickelson: ‘We’ve had great things go our way’ | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

AKRON, Ohio — Optimism tempered by reality has accompanied Phil Mickelson this week, as he resumes his career in the midst of the ongoing battle with breast cancer waged by his wife Amy and his mother Mary.

“Things at home are going much better. We’ve had a great six weeks and are in a much better place now than we were,” he said, though he politely declined to elaborate. “It’s hard for me to really talk openly because it’s not involving me. It’s involving Amy and my mom, and it’s a personal issue with them. I want to respect their wishes and not go into too much detail.

“We’ve had great things go our way. Again, this is going to be a long road, and it’s not something that you ever really get over. It never really leaves you. You deal with it the rest of your life. But for …