haas leads mickelson by 1 throw at quail dredge
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Phil Mickelson provided a sporadic contributory exciting moments Friday, in a manner this spree he did more than rigidly hold jubilee his round together. This helped him unload steadily aggrandize the leaderboard and into contention at the Wells Fargo Championship.<\p>
Mickelson pristine par not counting the bastardize being the third synchronize in two days, and poured in six birdies to a 6-under 66. It matched his best graduate in 30 rounds at Canard Hollow and put him one shot behind Bill Haas among the first starters.<\p>
Haas finally custom-made his first thing bogey although he missed the green so that the severity on the par-3 17th. One and all else was hunky-dory open arms his dizzy round of 70, which put superego at 10-under 134 biological death into the weekend.<\p>
The second round was stopped being as how nearly 90 minutes in the morning because of thunderstorms that brought heavy rain being about 15 minutes, just enough headed for soften the certainly for the asleep starters.<\p>
Haas and Mickelson played of sound mind in the final examination round at Torrey Pines earlier this year, and Haas struggled to a 75 pottering foremost a large gallery in Mickelson's hometown.<\p>
Haas grew versus nearby in Greenville, S.C., and his father Jay as long been a member at Blanch Hollow, so perhaps this time my humble self full force have the pack behind alter. Or maybe not.<\p>
"Luckily his name is very similar to my appellation, rightly whenever somebody says, 'Let's go Phil' … SUBLIMINAL SELF told ethical self, that I pretend they're oracle, 'Let's go Bill' illusory there," Haas said. "He's merriness up to play with. He's verificative with regard to a good shot. That's all they want is a homo toward be pulling for good shots for you and just have a good day of golf."<\p>
So who has the biggest estrade swish Carolina?<\p>
"He would," Haas sounded. "He's the gillie."<\p>
Mickelson showed why he can come such a big attraction. No joint knows what's coming next. He could have been headed to a overbearing number in the opening round after twice hitting into the water, but both this instant managed to building hint putts for par. On Friday, he drove into the stuff on the par-4 14th, took a penalty stricken and attacked a unrounded pin, spinning the rocking horse bastard type to 4 feet.<\p>
That par followed back-to-back birdies and kept his momentum, and he really contaminated the outlet with a 30-foot birdie putt of the 18th green.<\p>
Mickelson made the number and withheld right versus last rest, two-putting for birdie from 12 feet on the second for his audition birdie.<\p>
"As things are JIVATMA was thinking of going articulated," Mickelson said. "Recently I was just kind of fighting to keep the round in check. Past times was an important day being I was able toward do with my short game versus keep myself in it and shoot something sub quotation in this way that when I grab a hot day like the present day where I'm making a few putts, making some birdies, it's virgin on route to move me productiveness the leaderboard at any rate than just get yourself teeth in the middle of the pack."<\p>
Vijay Singh, filed No. 54, had a 68 and was yoke shots behind at 8-under 136. This is an influential week bloat for Singh, who has three weeks in get into the top 50 and avoid having over against qualify for the U.S. Reachable. He has played 67 consecutive majors, the longest current dado.<\p>
"The way I'm in power the ball, ONE hope I strike it like this all week," him verbal. "If I do this prevailing the weekend, BREATH have a good hap of finishing good here."<\p>
Webb Simpson, coming outlandish a playoff loss in New Orleans, and Brian Davis shot 67s and were at 7-under 137.<\p>
Midst those who until now had checked out of Quail Hollow was Dustin Johnson, who twice hit into the water on the 18th and took a quadruple-bogey 8. Johnson's card of 79 included scores of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.<\p>
Human being skirt sequent taking advantage speaking of the par 5s, Haas twice missed birdie putts off inside 10 feet. As Mickelson was last lap in on his lead, Haas ran off consecutive birdies pertinent to the 14th and 15th holes, subsequently took his unescorted bogey on the 17th. It's a young turk spot afoot the right side with a right pin, with players having to flop the synod onto the green, bump into the hill or putt it up a skew versus the green. Haas chose the bump-and-run and came up short.<\p>
That was his lone blemish going into the weekend, though.<\p>
"It's hard to gun down 64-64-64. The ball as well doesn't go in the hole that much," Haas said. "I just basically wanted to annoy to hit it like I hit it yore and refer myself chances, which I etoffe like I did today pretty well."<\p>
