NORTON, Massachusetts — Spain's Sergio Garcia snatched the second round clubhouse lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship Saturday after eagling the 18th hole to complete a seven-under-par round of 64. Garcia had a two-stroke lead over American Roberto Castro who still had two holes to complete but suffered a setback with a double bogey on the 14th - the same hole that Garcia also doubled. England's Brian Davis, the joint overnight leader with world No. 3 Phil Mickelson, fell to six back of Garcia after he was one over through 13 holes. Mickelson is due to start his second round, along with world No. 1 Tiger Woods and Masters champion, Australian Adam Scott. Garcia made a blistering start to his round, with some superb ball-striking, making five birdies and no bogeys as he reached the turn in 31. Soft greens made for low scoring again at TPC Boston in the second tournament of the four-event FedExCup playoffs. A red-hot Mickelson fired a brilliant front-nine 28 Friday that gave him a share of the first-round lead. Mickelson started early on the 10th tee and went a sizzling seven-under through his opening nine holes as he quickly showed how easy scoring could be on the soft greens at the TPC Boston before closing with an eight-under par 63. “I played really well, obviously putted really well,” said Mickelson, who admitted that at the turn he had considered his chances of shooting just the sixth 59 on the PGA Tour. But with the shadows falling, England's Davis, bogey-free throughout his round, drained a curling 25-foot putt on his final hole to finish with two consecutive birdies and earn his place atop the overnight leaderboard. Woods mixed four birdies with a bogey for a three-under 68 while Australian Scott (73) had three bogeys and a lone birdie on an ideal morning for low scoring. American Kevin Stadler (64) was a shot behind the leaders while compatriots Hunter Mahan and Roberto Castro and Spain's Sergio Garcia were a further shot back after carding 65s. Defending Deutsche Bank champion Rory McIlroy and 2013 US Open winner Justin Rose both shot one-under rounds of 70. — Reuters
