Phil Mickelson must have an idea how Tiger Woods felt when he won the U.S. Open at California's Pebble Beach five years ago.
In another dominant display with every club in his bag, Mickelson blew away the field Saturday with a 5-under 67 that gave him a seven-shot lead and another tournament record in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Mickelson, the winner last week in Phoenix, finished the three-course rotation at 20-under 196, breaking by two the 54-hole record set by David Duval in 1997. The Masters champion only needs to break par Sunday to beat the 72-hole record set by Mark O'Meara that same year.
Only an eagle by Greg Owen kept Mickelson's lead from being even larger.
Owen hit a 4-iron into 12 feet on the par-5 18th at Poppy Hills for a 67.
Catriona Matthew and Janice Moodie combined for a 4-under 69 in alternate-shot play to give Scotland a share of the second-round lead in the Women's World Cup in South Africa.
Japan's Ai Miyazato and Rui Kitada had a 72 to match Matthew and Moodie at 5-under 140 on Fancourt's Links course. Italy's Diana Luna and Giulia Sergas (75) were a stroke back, and South Korea's Jeong Jang and Bo Bae Song (68) followed at 3 under.
Americans Meg Mallon and Beth Daniel (74) were 2 under along with Australia's Karrie Webb and Rachel Hetherington (75) and England's Laura Davies and Karen Stupples (74).
The tournament will end today with individual stroke play.
England's Oliver Wilson shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the New Zealand Open.
Wilson had a 17-under 199 total on the Gulf Harbour course.
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