Mickelson, Stadium Course return strong at CareerBuilder

“I had very kind of sour vibes coming into this place, because I really like the ones we played last couple years”, Overton said. Adam Hadwin had as good of a round, if not better. “I think I’ve played pretty well over the past year and a half”. On the trip back home for Indian Open, he said: “There has to be special circumstances for me to be not playing my National Open”.

Play was delayed today by almost three hours because of fog.

Phil Mickelson is in a tie for eighth, four back at 11 under following a 65 on Friday on the Tournament Course that moved him 24 spots up on the leaderboard. I got off to a good start and then lost my concentration around the turn. There will be Rio Olympics also for Lahiri and he is excited about it. “I have played the Asian Games, so playing for your country is always special”. Weather’s spectacular. Golf course was great. “Arjun is one of the people who actually encouraged me to come out here”. “And, while I am, I don’t have time to think about the impact of what it is I’m doing”. Henrik Stenson dropped three shots in 12 holes before play was suspended to fall to 4 under overall, and Branden Grace was on the same score after shooting 74.

Defending champion Bill Haas, a two-time victor of the event, carded a second straight 66 and was among a group sharing third on 132.

Dye did his best to satisfy developers Ernie Vossler and Joe Walser when they told him to build “the toughest damn course in the world”.

Dufner and Overton opened on the Nicklaus course, and Lahiri played at La Quinta, the lone holdover in the three-course lineup.

A one-time major victor from the PGA Championship in 2013, Dufner played Q-School on the Nicklaus Tournament Course in 2008 and said that experience sparked his career. The U.S. Ryder Cup captain tied for 29th at Kapalua in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and made the 36-hole cut but failed to advance to the final round in the Sony Open in Honolulu.

Last weekend, at the EurAsia Cup, Anirban Lahiri had a hand in Asia’s only points as Team Europe won the match 181/2- 51/2.

Lovemark holed out from 105 yards for eagle on the par-4 first, his 10th hole of the day.

“I kind of struggled here my first few years, (and) couldn’t really figure out how to get it done”, Steele said. Patrick Reed, the 2014 victor, had a 69 at La Quinta….