Phil Mickelson to change tactics for US Open following Masters runner-up place

Phil Mickelson has revealed that he will take a different approach to the US Open after finishing as runner-up in The Masters at Augusta National on Sunday.

The five-time major winner's fellow American Jordan Spieth earned the green jacket on 18-under for the tournament, while Mickelson finished four shots behind.

The 44-year-old, who finished joint second with Justin Rose, scored 274 for the tournament, but he intends to play a more "controlled" game when he joins the field at Chambers Bay for the US Open in June.

"My tactic the last two weeks heading into here was try to make a lot of birdies because I knew that I had to come out here and make a lot of birdies, fire at pins, get good distance control, short game is sharp and make putts," Mickelson told reporters.

"But heading into the US Open, I'll have a different tactic. I'll try to play more of a controlled style game, getting the ball in play, getting short game sharp, that's always important, trying to play more of a strategic style."

Mickelson has won every major apart from the US Open.