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UPDATE 1-Golf-Sizzling Mickelson stays four ahead in Phoenix

February 1, 2013 22:00
* Mickelson shoots a 65 in second round * Misses out on Tour record with double-bogey on 18 (Updates at end of day) Feb 1 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson maintained a four-shot lead with another red-hot display at the Phoenix Open on Friday despite double-bogeying the final hole of his second round with a PGA Tour record in his sights.

Golf-Mickelson factor helps Bradley go low in Phoenix

February 1, 2013 18:15
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson's sizzling play at the Phoenix Open rubbed off in the best way possible on his U.S. Ryder Cup partner and protege Keegan Bradley during the second round on Friday. Inspired by Mickelson's stunning 11-under-par 60 in the opening round, Bradley followed suit by firing a scintillating 63 to hold, briefly, the 36-hole lead in the PGA Tour event at Scottsdale, Arizona.

Golf-Mickelson remains four ahead in Phoenix

February 1, 2013 13:31
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson still held a commanding four-shot lead when the frost-delayed first round of the Phoenix Open was completed in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday. The American left-hander fired a sizzling 11-under-par 60 in ideal scoring conditions at the TPC Scottsdale on Thursday, lipping out with a birdie putt on his final hole in his bid for a magical 59.

Golf: Sparkling 60 puts Mickelson in front

January 31, 2013 23:00
Phil Mickelson came tantalizingly close to golf's magic number of 59 on Thursday, a near-miss at his last hole leaving him with a 60 and a four-shot lead in the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open. Mickelson's 25-foot birdie attempt at his final hole of the day -- TPC Scottsdale's par-four ninth -- curled around the rim of the cup but didn't drop. "You don't have chances to shoot 59 often," he said. "To have that putt on line -- I'm kind of mortified that it didn't go in."

UPDATE 2-Golf-Mickelson's bid for 59 falls agonisingly short

January 31, 2013 19:00
* Mickelson sets red-hot pace with opening 60 * Takes early four-shot lead at Phoenix Open * Play suspended with 33 players yet to finish (Updates at end of day) Jan 31 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson came up agonisingly short in a spectacular bid to become the sixth player to dip under 60 on the PGA Tour when his birdie putt for a magical 59 horseshoed out at the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday.

Golf: Mickelson flirts with 59, settles for 60

January 31, 2013 18:00
Phil Mickelson came tantalizingly close to shooting golf's magic number of 59 on Thursday, but came up with a 60 in the first round of the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open. His long birdie attempt at his final hole of the day -- TPC Scottsdale's par-four ninth -- curled around the rim of the cup but didn't drop. "You don't have chances to shoot 59 often," Mickelson said. "To have that putt on line -- I'm kind of mortified that it didn't go in." Only five golfers have carded 59s on the US PGA Tour, most recently Australian Stuart Appleby in the 2010 Greenbrier Classic.

Golf-Mickelson finds opening round taxing at Torrey Pines

January 24, 2013 21:15
By Mark Lamport-Stokes SAN DIEGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Having begun this week in 'damage limitation' mode after making unwise public comments about his tax concerns, Phil Mickelson made an erratic start to the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday. A three-times champion at the picturesque Torrey Pines venue which hugs the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean, Mickelson struggled on the greens on the way to a level-par 72 in the opening round.

Golf-Mickelson again apologises for 'dumb' tax comments

January 23, 2013 20:45
By Mark Lamport-Stokes SAN DIEGO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson has described his "insensitive" public comments about his tax concerns as "dumb", and on a par with the last-hole gaffe that cost him the chance to win the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot. The four-times major champion hinted after last week's Humana Challenge he was considering making "drastic changes" because of soaring federal and state tax rates but has since said he should have kept his thoughts to himself.

Golf-Mickelson takes mulligan on tax comments

January 22, 2013 19:45
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Four-times major champion Phil Mickelson has taken a mulligan, in golfing parlance, and apologised for publicly venting his feelings about soaring tax rates for millionaires in his native California. The 42-year-old told reporters after last week's Humana Challenge he was considering making "drastic changes" because of spiking federal and state tax rates but on Tuesday he said he should have kept his thoughts to himself.

Golf-Sharper putting gives Mickelson reason to smile

January 18, 2013 22:30
By Mark Lamport-Stokes LA QUINTA, California, Jan 18 (Reuters) - With his flu all but gone, Phil Mickelson had much more of a bounce in his step after an improved putting performance helped him shoot a five-under-par 67 in Friday's second round at the Humana Challenge. Mickelson is eager to build momentum on the PGA Tour's West Coast swing as he prepares for the Masters, the opening major of the year, and he was delighted to shake off some pre-season rust on another glorious late winter's day in the California desert.
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