Friday's Golf Capsules

Adam Scott of Australia, left and playing partner Henrik Stenson of Sweden walk off the 12th tee under umbrellas as heavy rain falls during the second round of the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, Friday, July 15, 2016.
Adam Scott of Australia, left and playing partner Henrik Stenson of Sweden walk off the 12th tee under umbrellas as heavy rain falls during the second round of the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, Friday, July 15, 2016.

TROON, Scotland (AP) - Phil Mickelson wore a black rain suit that he didn't need until he approached the far end of Royal Troon and already had stretched his lead. Henrik Stenson opened the curtains at his house expecting to see rain coming down sideways and was pleasantly surprised by the calm.

Good golf and the good end of the draw is tough to beat in the British Open.

Mickelson hit a wedge that spun back toward the cup until it stopped about two postage stamps away on the par-3 eighth hole, the signature shot in his 2-under 69 that allowed him to back up his record-tying start and take the 36-hole lead in a major for the first time in three years.

"I thought it was a good round to back up the low round yesterday," Mickelson said. "I played kind of stress-free golf again. I made one or two bad swings that led to bogeys. But for the most part, kept the ball in play."

He just couldn't shake Stenson, who timed his birdies perfectly.

The Swede made three straight birdies before the wind showed up and the clouds began to spit rain. He added two more during lulls in the increasingly bad weather. And he wound up with a Friday-best 65 that enabled him to close within one shot of Mickelson. Many players had to endure an afternoon of gusts that topped 30 mph and rain so heavy at times it was hard to see.

Mickelson was at 10-under 132, the best 36-hole total ever to lead at Royal Troon. Stenson, a runner-up to Mickelson at Muirfield in 2013, was one shot behind. Soren Kjeldsen and Keegan Bradley each shot 68 and were three shots behind.

BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Jhonattan Vegas shot a course-record 11-under 60, making a hole-in-one, another eagle and two closing birdies Friday to take a six-stroke lead in the Barbasol Championship.

The Venezuelan Olympic qualifier pumped his fist after finishing with a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth on Grand National's Lake Course. Tied for the first-round lead with Angel Cabrera after a 65, Vegas had a 17-under 125 total - a shot off the PGA Tour record for strokes in the first two rounds.

Vegas played a six-hole stretch on his first nine in 7 under.

He started with a birdie on the par-3 12th, made a 12-foot eagle putt on the par-5 13th, birdied the par-4 14th and 15th and par-5 16th, and capped the run with the ace on the 190-yard 17th.

On his second nine, Vegas birdied the par-4 second, bogeyed the par-4 fourth, and birdied the par-5 fifth. He made a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-3 eighth and the 12-footer on the ninth.

Vegas won the 2011 Bob Hope Classic for his lone tour title.

Hudson Swafford was second at 11 under after a 63. He had an eagle, eight birdies and a double bogey.

Former Auburn player Michael Johnson shot a 65 to reach 10 under in his pro debut.

MARATHON CLASSIC

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) - Lydia Ko shot a 5-under 66 in windy conditions for a share of the Marathon Classic lead with Hyo Joo Kim.

The top-ranked Ko, the 2014 tournament winner, had six birdies and one bogey at Highland Meadows to match Kim at 8-under 134. Kim, tied for the first-round lead with Mirim Lee and Haru Nomura, had a 68.

Ko won in consecutive weeks in Southern California this year, the second the major ANA Inspiration. The 19-year-old New Zealander tied for third last week in the U.S. Women's Open in California.

Kim won the season-opening event in the Bahamas for her third career title.

Alison Lee and Ha Na Jang were a stroke back. Alison Lee birdied the last three holes for a 66. Jang shot 67. She has two victories this season.