SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Phil Mickelson birdied the ninth hole a day too late and missed a chance to break the PGA Tour's 36-hole scoring record when he finished with a double bogey after driving into the water.
Mickelson followed his opening 60 with a 65 on Friday in the Phoenix Open to reach 17-under 125, a stroke off the tour record for the first two rounds of a tournament set by Pat Perez in the 2009 Bob Hope Classic and matched by David Toms at Colonial in 2011.
"Unfortunately, I made a double on the last hole and didn't finish the way I wanted to," Mickelson said.
He still tied the Phoenix Open record set by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001, but history slipped through his hands for the second straight day on the last hole.
Mickelson parred the first six holes, and played the next 11 in 8 under before making a mess of the par-4 18th. His drive bounced into the left-side water hazard and, after a penalty drop, he hit an approach that landed on the green and rolled off the front edge. His chip ran 7 feet past and his bogey putt slid by to the left.
"I hit a good shot, I thought," Mickelson said. "I tried to start it right down the middle and hold it into the wind. It just leaked a little bit left. I still thought it was up. ... Then I hit a poor wedge from there. But the tee shot I didn't think was going to be in the water at any point."
Fact Box
Friday
At TPC Scottsdale, Stadium Course
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Purse: $6.2 million
Yardage: 7,216; Par: 71
Second Round
Phil Mickelson60-65-125
Bill Haas65-64-129
Keegan Bradley67-63-130
Brandt Snedeker64-66-130
Angel Cabrera66-65-131
Charlie Wi68-63-131
Brian Gay65-66-131
Robert Garrigus66-66-132
Ryan Moore66-66-132
John Rollins66-66-132
Matt Every65-67-132
David Hearn67-65-132
Troy Matteson67-65-132
Kevin Na69-64-133
Roberto Castro65-68-133
Brendon de Jonge66-67-133
Gary Woodland67-66-133
Ted Potter, Jr.64-69-133
William McGirt67-66-133
Jeff Maggert64-70-134
Rory Sabbatini68-66-134
Bubba Watson67-67-134
Brendan Steele69-65-134
John Mallinger65-69-134
Casey Wittenberg67-67-134
Harris English67-67-134
Kevin Chappell66-68-134
Hunter Mahan67-67-134
Padraig Harrington64-70-134
Bryce Molder67-67-134
Charles Howell III67-68-135
Bo Van Pelt68-67-135
Boo Weekley69-66-135
Brian Harman70-65-135
Ken Duke66-69-135
Jeff Overton66-69-135
Jeff Klauk67-68-135
Hank Kuehne65-71-136
Martin Flores65-71-136
Aaron Baddeley69-67-136
David Toms69-67-136
Russell Henley69-67-136
Nick Watney65-71-136
Richard H. Lee68-68-136
Cameron Tringale69-67-136
Sang-Moon Bae72-64-136
Kevin Stadler68-68-136
Greg Chalmers68-68-136
Scott Piercy70-66-136
Chris Kirk67-69-136
Justin Leonard65-71-136
Colt Knost71-65-136
Carl Pettersson72-65-137
Chris Stroud71-66-137
David Mathis72-65-137
Billy Horschel69-68-137
Ryan Palmer64-73-137
Jimmy Walker68-69-137
Tim Clark69-68-137
Jason Day70-68-138
Bud Cauley71-67-138
Lucas Glover68-70-138
Kyle Stanley67-71-138
Scott Verplank66-72-138
George McNeill70-68-138
John Merrick69-69-138
Chad Campbell73-65-138
Dicky Pride67-71-138
James Hahn71-67-138
J.J. Henry70-68-138
K.J. Choi71-67-138
Ben Crane67-71-138
Y.E. Yang65-73-138
James Driscoll72-66-138
Failed to qualify
Will Claxton68-71-139
Shawn Stefani69-70-139
David Lynn73-66-139
Jonas Blixt67-72-139
Tim Herron68-71-139
J.B. Holmes71-68-139
Jason Dufner68-71-139
Rickie Fowler68-71-139
Brad Fritsch72-67-139
Jhonattan Vegas72-68-140
Jason Bohn69-71-140
Troy Kelly72-68-140
Nicolas Colsaerts65-75-140
Stewart Cink71-69-140
Fredrik Jacobson69-71-140
Charley Hoffman71-69-140
Luke Guthrie72-68-140
Jason Kokrak72-69-141
D.A. Points67-74-141
Scott Stallings70-71-141
Martin Laird71-70-141
Trevor Immelman70-71-141
Steve LeBrun72-69-141
Alistair Presnell69-72-141
Michael Thompson69-72-141
John Huh72-69-141
Marc Leishman70-71-141
Mark Wilson71-70-141
Stephen Ames72-69-141
Daniel Summerhays70-71-141
John Hurley72-69-141
Ross Fisher74-67-141
Kevin Streelman70-72-142
Josh Teater71-71-142
Sean O'Hair73-69-142
Johnson Wagner72-70-142
Martin Kaymer73-69-142
Joe Ogilvie68-74-142
Andres Romero73-69-142
Wes Short, Jr.70-72-142
Mike Weir69-73-142
Greg Owen70-72-142
Joey Snyder III72-70-142
Glen Griffith72-71-143
Jesper Parnevik70-73-143
Charlie Beljan72-72-144
Ryo Ishikawa72-73-145
Graham DeLaet72-73-145
Tommy Gainey70-75-145
Edward Loar73-72-145
Kevin Sutherland73-73-146
Luke List76-70-146
Geoff Ogilvy74-72-146
D.H. Lee71-75-146
Ricky Barnes74-73-147
Kris Blanks74-75-149
Davis Love III72-WD
Pat Perez72-DQ
The double bogey left him four strokes ahead of Bill Haas and five in front of Keegan Bradley and Brandt Snedeker. Haas shot 64, Bradley 63, and Snedeker 66.
Mickelson will play alongside Haas and Bradley in the third round.
"Bill and I have played on a Presidents Cup team, and Keegan and I have been partners in the Ryder Cup and had an incredibly emotional and fun experience together as partners," Mickelson said. "We're going to have a fun day tomorrow."
Mickelson was cruising before the lapse on 18.
