Watney grabs lead; Mickelson misses cut

Posted January 30, 2009 10:00 pm

Phil Mickelson tied for 121st. Nick Watney was all alone at the top of the crowded leaderboard. On a day local favorite Mickelson missed the projected cut by 7 strokes, Watney shot an 8-under 63 to take the second-round lead at the FBR Open on Friday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Play was called due to darkness with three players, all above the cut line, still on the course. At 9 under through two rounds, Watney had a 1-stroke lead over Charley Hoffman, Matt Kuchar and first-round co-leader James Nitties. Kenny Perry and Cameron Beckman were 2 shots back.

"I was hitting the ball close, and I kept telling my caddie just to get me on the green any way and I felt like I could hole it," Watney said.

Watney matched his career-low round, a first-round 63 in the 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He tied for 36th that week.

- Associated Press

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