Mickelson Tied for Lead at Golf's US Open

Phil Mickelson made a pair of birdies during a charging finish on the back nine at stingy Winged Foot to tie Briton Kenneth Ferrie for the lead after three rounds of the U.S. Open. While other contenders struggled to match par, birdies at the 14th and 16th holes enabled Masters champion Mickelson to post a one-under-par 69 for a two-over 212 total.

The American was five shots from the lead when he made the turn. Ferrie, a 27-year-old Englishman, played an admirably steady round as he protected a one-shot lead he took on the strength of a tap-in eagle at the 515-yard, par-five fifth. A bogey at the last, where Ferrie's five-foot par putt failed to fall, dropped the Briton back to two over par for the tournament and 71 for the day.

June 19, 2006
Posted By Jill Squires
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