Open leader Phil Mickelson: Winning 'too far off' to think about

Mickelson is experienced enough at the age of 46 to know there is lots of golf yet in this championship

Phil Mickelson insisted there was still plenty of work to do if he is to win a second Open Championship on Sunday as appeared set to take the halfway lead into the weekend at Royal Troon, writes Simon Lewis.

The five-time major champion who won The Open at Muirfield in 2013 said thoughts of lifting the Claret Jug for a second time were still a way off as he saw his three-shot first-round lead cut to one by Henrik Stenson as the morning wave of starters completed their second rounds on Friday.