Mickelson's sizzling round of 60 ties course record

Arizona still feels like home to Phil Mickelson, especially on a day like Friday, when he had one of the best rounds of his life, and one of the lowest scores in PGA Tour history.

The Arizona State alum, who long lived in Scottsdale, Ariz., before moving to California, tied the course record with an 11-under 60 in the second round of the FBR Open. He shared the lead at 9 under with 21-year-old Kevin Na, the youngest player on the tour.

Mickelson birdied the final five holes to finish one stroke shy of the PGA Tour record for 18 holes -- 59, held by Al Geiberger, Chip Beck and David Duval. The Masters champion is the 16th player to shoot a 60.

It was the lowest round ever for Mickelson in an official PGA Tour event, bettering a third-round 61 in his 2001 Greater Hartford Open victory. He shot a 59 last Nov. 24 at the PGA Grand Slam. Mickelson tied the FBR Open -- formerly the Phoenix Open -- course record set by Grant Waite in 1996 and matched by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001.

Mickelson, seeking his 24th tour victory and first of 2005, had nine birdies and an eagle on the 7,216-yard Tournament Players Club course, where he won in 1996.

Na shot a 65. Bernhard Langer and Michael Allen had 66s to share third place at 6 under, three shots behind the leaders.

European PGA Tour

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 for a share of the second-round lead in the Heineken Classic in Melbourne, Australia.

Montgomerie, coming off a second-place tie last week in the Caltex Masters, matched Australia's Peter Lonard at 9-under 133 on the historic Royal Melbourne course.

South Africa's Trevor Immelman (69) and Australia's Jarrod Lyle (66) were a stroke back, and Ernie Els, trying to win the event for the fourth straight year, shot a 64 -- the best round of the tournament -- to top a group at 6 under.

Greg Norman and Nick Faldo missed the cut. Norman, grimacing on some shots because of recurring back problems, shot a 73 to finish at 7-over 149, well off the cut of par 142. Faldo, playing for the first time in two months, was at 144 after a 66.