Faltering Mickelson one shot clear at Riviera
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PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Masters champion Phil Mickelson survived three late bogeys and an errant putter to take a one-shot lead over Padraig Harrington in the Nissan Open third round Saturday.
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Phil Mickelson&#39;s notable move was to take a pass on playing a practice round Wednesday. The reason: Team captain Hal Sutton told his players to prepare for Friday&#39;s first day however each sees fit.
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For all the fuss over Tiger Woods taking another week off, perhaps the Nissan Open should consider this possibility: It still might have the hottest player in golf at Riviera. True, one victory by Phil Mickelson still leaves him six short of the PGA Tour winning streak Woods is riding. And despite a five-shot victory at Pebble Beach, some perspective is in order.
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Phil Mickelson isn&#039;t the only major champion to blow the U.S. Open. He can only hope he doesn&#039;t end up like the others.
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The weather is getting worse. Phil Mickelson feels he is getting better. Mickelson shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday at Spyglass Hill in the most miserable conditions of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, giving him a share of the lead with Kevin Sutherland and a great chance to put to rest any notion of a U.S. Open hangover.
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Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington spent yesterday afternoon on opposite sides of Riviera as they played vastly different styles. All they had in common when the second round ended was a share of the lead at the Nissan Open in Los Angeles.
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Phil Mickelson mastered a strong wind to shoot a 3-under 68 Saturday for a one-stroke lead over Gregory Havret of France after the third round of the Scottish Open.
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By DOUG FERGUSON  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.  - The weather is getting worse. Phil Mickelson feels he is getting better.  Mickelson shot a 2-under-par 70 on Saturday at Spyglass Hill in the most miserable conditions of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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Phil Mickelson heads into his title  defense at the Bob Hope Classic looking to launch his season  following a false start last week at the Buick Invitational.
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Four tournaments into his season, Phil Mickelson showed signs of turning the corner yesterday. Mickelson, nowhere near the leaderboard since his collapse at the US Open last summer, eagled his final hole at Poppy Hills for a 7-under-par 65 to share the lead with rookie John Mallinger and Nick Watney in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Britain's Nick Dougherty, taking advantage of rain-softened conditions with a precise short game, fired a two-under-par 68 to forge one shot clear in the U.S. Open first round on Thursday.
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Phil Mickelson was able to keep mistakes to a minimum on a grinding afternoon Saturday at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, firing a 2-under-par 70?to retain a share of the lead at 14-under-par.
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Despite his quick start to the second round at the U.S. Open, Phil Mickelson lost his game on the difficult Oakmont course and is now 13 strokes off the lead and in danger of an early exit.
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Gregory Havret and JosÃ© Manuel Lara shared a one-stroke lead Friday over Phil Mickelson, while Colin Montgomerie missed the cut at the Scottish Open.
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Phil Mickelson has to be feeling better about his game heading into next week's British Open.
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Phil Mickelson should be used to this now, but he felt a strange sensation as he walked up the 18th fairway yesterday afternoon at Pebble Beach with a four-shot lead.
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Sergio Garcia keeps his lead with a round of even-par, Phil Mickelson looks like he will miss the cut and Tiger Woods is trying to recover after a horrible start.