Pebble Beach, Calif. ? Phil Mickelson looked as if he was headed for a runaway. He had to settle for another record Friday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Coming off a course-record 62 at tough Spyglass Hill, Mickelson had more wild adventures that he somehow converted into birdies and pars before stalling on his back nine at Poppy Hills for a 5-under 67, giving him a four-shot lead over fellow southpaw Mike Weir.

Phil Mickelson follows his shot from the 11th tee on Popp Hills Golf Course. Mickelson shot a 67 Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Mickelson was at 15-under 129, breaking by two shots the 36-hole tournament record. The previous mark was set by former Kansas University golfer Matt Gogel in 2001 and Pat Perez in 2002, neither of whom went on to win.

Lefty is a different breed of player, and he is picking up more confidence each round. And as always, he keeps it entertaining.

Mickelson pulled his opening tee shot on No. 10 so badly that he had no choice but to pitch out sideways. That left him a 6-iron into the green, and he holed a 30-footer for par.

He hooked another tee shot on the par-5 12th, but it caromed off a tree and left him an opening for a 7-iron to the green and a simple two-putt for birdie. Then came an 8-iron that he had to carve out of the woods for another unlikely birdie. By the time he made the turn, he was 5 under for his round and had a six-shot lead.

Kevin Sutherland had a 70 and Paul Goydos had a 68 at Pebble Beach to finish at 9-under 135, while Andrew Magee joined them with a 68 at Spyglass.

Another stroke back was Darren Clarke, playing for the first time in this tournament. He had a 66 at Pebble Beach.