Mickelson’s ace comes in handy

Phil Mickelson had a hole in one at the Scottish Open on Friday to make the cut and entered the weekend five strokes behind leader Angel Cabrera.

After missing a succession of short putts at Loch Lomond, Mickelson’s five-iron at his 14th hole, the 190-yard fifth, headed straight for the pin, landed 12 feet short, bounced once and rolled into the hole.

“I was struggling to get the ball in the hole with the putter so I needed to hole from off the green,” he joked, adding that he has had 15 to 20 aces as a professional. “I don’t remember the last one. It has been a little while.”

Mickelson shot a four-under-par 67 for the day and picked up one stroke on Cabrera, who had a 68 and is at nine-under 133.

After the ace, Mickelson added a birdie at the par-five sixth hole -- just missing an eagle -- and also at No. 9 from 12 feet. At four-under 138, he was two inside the 36-hole cutoff.

Cabrera led by one over Damien McGrane of Ireland, who shot 66.

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Picking up where she left off after a course-record 60, Paula Creamer shot a six-under 65 to build a six-stroke lead through two rounds of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Sylvania, Ohio.

Chasing her third win this season, Creamer broke the tournament’s 36-hole record by six shots. She stands at 17-under 125 -- the lowest two-round total on tour this year by five strokes.

Eun-Hee Ji shot a 66 and is at 11-under 131. No one else is within 10 shots of Creamer.

Se Ri Pak, trying to become the first LPGA player to win the same event six times, shot a 69 and was 12 shots back.

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Will MacKenzie shot a seven-under 64 to give him a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the John Deere Classic at Silvis, Ill. He is at 13-under 129.

Kenny Perry, looking for his third win since the start of June, birdied six of his final 10 holes while shooting a five-under 66. That put him in a three-way tie for second place at 11-under 131 with first-round co-leader Charlie Wi (67) and Eric Axley (66).

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Luke Donald of England will not play in next week’s British Open because of a wrist injury that will keep him out of competition for three to four weeks, jeopardizing his hopes of qualifying for the Ryder Cup team. He will be replaced by Pat Perez, who was the first alternate. David Toms also withdrew from the British Open, opening a spot for Jerry Kelly.