Mickelson's key putts earn him two stroke lead over Hadwin

ByReuters

Published 20/01/2019 at 00:38 GMT

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson recaptured the lead with back-to-back birdies midway through the back nine and went on to a grab a two-stroke advantage over Adam Hadwin in the third round of the Desert Classic in southern California on Saturday.

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Mickelson, bidding for a wire-to-wire victory, had trailed the fast-starting Hadwin until a 35-foot birdie putt at the 13th brought him level with the Canadian.

The five-times major winner moved in front with another birdie at 14 and added his sixth birdie of the day at the 17th to shoot six-under 66 on the PGA West Stadium Course for a 22-under 194 total.

Hadwin, playing the easier Nicklaus Tournament Course, put together seven birdies for a bogey-free round of 65 to finish at 20-under 196.

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Adam Long, with a sizzling nine-under 63, was a stroke behind Hadwin on 19-under, with fellow American Steve Marino (67) at 18-under.

Australian Curtis Luck, who had been two strokes off Mickelson's second-round lead, faded with a four-over 76 that left him 12 shots off the lead. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina; Editing by Peter Rutherford )

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