Phil Mickelson birdied four of his last five holes Friday in the Desert Classic to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend in his first event of the year. A day after matching his career-low score with 12-under 60 at La Quinta Country Club, the 48-year-old Mickelson had a 68 on PGA West's Nicklaus Tournament Course to reach 16 under. "I'm starting to drive the ball a lot longer and straighter than I have in a while and so that sets up nicely for that course," Mickelson said. Hadwin had a 66 at La Quinta, the course where the Canadian shot 59 two years ago. Marino had a hole-in-one on the seventh hole at La Quinta in a 65.

Source: ABC News January 19, 2019 00:20 UTC