Golf Gear Newswire : The Live Report: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Round 2

PGATOUR.COM’s The Live Report has all the news and notes from the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, and we’ll be providing updates all day long for each round, so check back often. (All timestamps are Eastern Time.)

PRACTICE PERFECT (11 a.m.): Phil Mickelson spent four days with Dave Stockton last week working on his putting, and swing coach Butch Harmon is with the lefthander this week.

Mickelson, who opened with a 71 on Thursday, used just 26 putts while making four birdies and three bogeys. The ball-striking appears to still be a work in progress, though, as he hit just 5 of 14 fairways and half of his greens.

Today, Mickelson is already 4 under through his first nine holes with just two missed fairways and one missed green and only 13 putts.

Mickelson, who won at Bay Hill in 1997, did not play here last year. When his wife’s on-going treatment for breast cancer prompted him to skip the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, though, Lefty decided to add the tournament back to his schedule.

He will also play in the Shell Houston Open before heading to Augusta National where he has won two Masters.

“I’m looking forward to these next three weeks,” Mickelson said. “I feel like I have direction where ball-striking and putting are concerned, and short game has been pretty good. So I don’t feel far off.

“Again I’ve got three weeks to get going for Augusta. It’s been tough on my schedule this year having a week on, week off, week on, week off, it’s a tough way to get into my routine, so I’ll enjoy playing these next three.”—Helen Ross

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