Mickelson's short game propels him into lead

Phil Mickelson is carrying five different wedges in his bag at the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. He's used every one of them -- very effectively.

Along with his putter.

Mickelson had 11 1-putts and converted all 6 sand saves in a 2-under 68 in the second round Friday to take the lead at 7-under 133. The world's No. 2-ranked player led Matt Kuchar (64), Brian Gay (65) and Johnson Wagner (71) by 1 stroke.

"It was probably the best putting round I've had all year," said Mickelson, who needed only 25 putts.

That's because Mickelson kept setting himself up with the short clubs. From the fairways, the rough and the bunkers.

Only four of his 1-putts were 9 feet or longer (the longest was 18 feet). Three of those came at Nos. 3-5, the trio of holes known as Colonial's "horrible horseshoe" because of the difficulty and layout of that stretch, where he hit his approach into greenside bunkers each time and saved par. That was part of his final nine holes.

LPGA Corning Classic: On a seesaw day, Dina Ammaccapane liked what she saw when it was over. Ammaccapane, who had 6 birdies and 3 bogeys, shot her second straight 69 to gain a 1-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Corning Classic at Corning, N.Y.

Ammaccapane, winless since joining the tour full time two decades ago and non-exempt this year, was at 6-under 138. First-round leader Erica Blasberg (74), Janice Moodie (68), Wendy Ward (70) and Katie Futcher (69) were one shot back.

Senior PGA Championship: Closing with a 25-foot putt for birdie, Tom Purtzer put a dent in Oak Hill Country Club's stingy reputation to take the lead after the second round of the 69th Senior PGA Championship at Rochester, N.Y. Purtzer, a five-time PGA Tour winner, shot a 3-under 67 to go to even-par 140 for the tournament. That put him 1 up on Jay Haas, the first-round leader, who shot a 2-over 72, and Massy Kuramoto, who finished the day with a round of 2-under.

BMW PGA Championship: Paul McGinley finished birdie-eagle for a 6-under 66 and set a record 36-hole total to lead by 4 strokes at the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, England. The Irish Ryder Cup player took advantage of softer conditions on the West Course at Wentworth to move to 13-under 131, putting some distance between himself and Robert Karlsson and Miles Tunnicliff going into the weekend.