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Pacific Palisades, CA (Sports Network) - With a mix of big shots and missed
opportunities, Phil Mickelson held on to the lead at the Northern Trust Open
by carding a one-under 70 on Friday.
However, Friday's second round was suspended because of darkness. The
tournament is still behind schedule because of first-round delays created by
problematic winds. The first round wasn't completed until Friday morning, and
play will resume Saturday morning at 9:45 a.m. (et).
But the players at the top of the leaderboard managed to finish their second
rounds Friday.
Mickelson, coming off last weekend's victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-
Am, sits alone in first at six-under 136. He is one shot in front of Pat
Perez, who fired a six-under 65 to move to five-under 137.
Jimmy Walker (66), Matt Kuchar (69), Carl Pettersson (70), Jarrod Lyle (65)
and Jonathan Byrd (70) share third place at four-under 138.
J.B. Holmes and Hunter Mahan were within a shot of Mickelson after Thursday,
but both dropped down the leaderboard Friday. Holmes carded a two-over 73 and
holds a share of 11th at two-under, while Mahan stumbled to a four-over 75 and
shares 28th place.
MORE TO FOLLOW.
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