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Harrington in contention as Mickelson makes his mark

Phil Mickelson may have failed to hang on to two of his titles so far this season, but he made a sparkling start to his defence of the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta yesterday.

Harrington in contention as Mickelson makes his mark

Fri, 31 Mar, 2006 - 02:14

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Phil Mickelson may have failed to hang on to two of his titles so far this season, but he made a sparkling start to his defence of the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta yesterday.

Mickelson equalled the course record at TPC at Sugarloaf with a nine-under-par 63, grabbing birdies at six of his first seven holes and then closing with three in five.

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