By The Associated Press

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Phil Mickelson must have an idea how Tiger Woods felt when he won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach five years ago.

In another dominant display with every club in his bag, Mickelson blew away the field Saturday with a 5-under 67 that gave him a seven-shot lead and another tournament record at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

“Fabulous. It feels terrific,” Mickelson said of the largest 54-hole lead of his career.

Mickelson finished the three-course rotation at 20-under 196, breaking by two the 54-hole record set by David Duval in 1997. He only needs to break par Sunday to beat the 72-hole record set by Mark O’Meara that same year.

Only an eagle by Greg Owen kept Mickelson’s lead from being even larger.

Owen, a 32-year-old from England who made it through all three stages of Q-school last year, hit a 4-iron into 12 feet on the par-5 18th at Poppy Hills for a 67. He had no idea the size of Mickelson’s lead until informed by reporters, and it didn’t take long for him to realize the size of his task.

“You’ve just got to make birdie on every hole,” Owen said.

Mickelson’s seven-shot lead was the largest on the PGA Tour since David Toms led by the same margin last year in Memphis. And it had the same feel as Woods’ record-setting performance at Pebble in the U.S. Open, when he took a 10-shot lead into the final round and won by 15.

Japan, Scotland share lead after second round

GEORGE, South Africa – Catriona Matthew and Janice Moodie combined for a 4-under 69 playing alternate shot to help Scotland share the lead with Japan after the second round of the Women’s World Cup on Saturday.

Italy, which was atop the leaderboard with Canada after the first round, was one stroke back. South Korea was two shots behind after Jeong Jang and Bo Bae Song carded a 5-under 68.

The American team of Meg Mallon and Beth Daniel were three back following a 74. They shared that spot with Laura Davies and Karen Stupples of England (74), and Karrie Webb and Rachel Hetherington of Australia (75). Playing on a breezy afternoon, Matthew and Moodie had five birdies on the front nine. But the Scots dropped two shots on the back nine as the wind picked up.

Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato and teammate Rui Kitada also had trouble at the end of their round. They ended at 1 under after bogeying the last two holes, dropping into a share of the lead on the links layout at the Fancourt Country Club Estate.

“With the strong wind and the difficult greens, it was a difficult afternoon,” Miyazato said. “We wanted to make birdies on the par-5s, but it just got more and more difficult.”

Wilson takes command in New Zealand Open

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – England’s Oliver Wilson shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the New Zealand Open.

Wilson, seeking his first European tour title, had a 17-under 199 total on the Gulf Harbour course. England’s Miles Tunnicliff was second after a 70 that included bogeys on his final two holes.

Australia’s Richard Green (69) was 14 under, and Sweden’s Niclas Fasth, the second-round leader, shot a 75 to drop four strokes back along with Australia’s Marcus Fraser (68) and Simon Nash (71).

The event is co-sanctioned by the PGA European Tour and the Australasian PGA Tour.