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It wasn’t a 60, but it was good enough to extend his lead to 4 shots over youngster Kevin Na heading into the final round of the It wasn’t a 60, but it was good enough to extend his lead to 4 shots over youngster Kevin Na heading into the final round of the Phoenix<\/strike> FBR Open. The likes of K.J. Choi, Kenny Perry, and Steve Flesch remain within five, but this is now Phil’s tournament to win or lose.<\/p>\n
Going into the 15th, Na and Mickelson were knotted at -12. From 238 on the par 5 hole and a bit unsure of the wind direction, Na yanked his approach just a bit left, ran through the bunker, and trickled into the water. He wedged his penalty drop to four feet and missed the par putt, while Mickelson played safely after a poor drive and parred. On 16, Na three-putted to Phil’s good save from the deep, deep bunker. On the short par-4 17th, Phil birdied and Na made an ordinary par, a situation that repeated itself on 18.
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\nWith the largest single-day attendance ever on record – 165,000 drunk, screaming fans – Phil had a good time. “It was a fun round,” said Mickelson. “I mean, there’s a lot of people out there. It was pretty interesting. It felt like I shot over par because of yesterday, but it was good enough to get in the lead.” Kevin Na had a bit less fun, saying “…that crowd pulling for Phil so much and that little … misstep kind of … affected me on the last couple of holes.”<\/p>\n
Hank Kuehne, who started the day T5, shot a blistering 80 to drop to a tie for 71st among the 77 remaining competitors.<\/p>\n
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