Pebble Beach, Calif ? Phil Mickelson only had to cope with the cold and rain. The missing element Friday was wind, and that helped him sail to a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with Jim Furyk at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Mickelson continued to find his stride on the greens, making three straight birdies on the back nine at tame Pebble Beach, then catching Furyk with a simple up-and-down for birdie at the par-5 18th to reach 12-under 132.

Furyk was pleased to see the flags drooping instead of flapping when he arrived at Poppy Hills, especially after seeing a forecast of 15 mph wind and heavy rain.

The rain was brief and light, and he birdied all but one of the par 5s on his way to a 65.

Furyk (No. 2) and Mickelson (No. 6) had a three-shot lead over rookie John Mallinger and Kevin Sutherland, who turned in the best round of the dreary afternoon by firing off 10 birdies for a 63 at Spyglass Hill.