So Much For Favorites; Johnson hunting leaders

Just when you think they've got it all figured out… Phil Mickelson misses the cut at the FBR Open and Dubai favorite Ernie Els (Even) will apparently take the scissors with a missed cut at the Dubai Desert Classic. The PGA Tour and its players are especially unpredictable early in the season and Mickelson had this to explain following his second-round 73:

"It just didn't come together," Mickelson said. "I didn't play well. The course is beautiful. It's in great shape, and it's an exciting time here with the Cardinals being in the Super Bowl. But I didn't get that momentum and play well.

"I'll go home and get some work done over the weekend and see if I can get things on track for San Diego next week."

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Playing in Mickelson's group, Zach Johnson's second-round 66 in Scottsdale has put him right in the hunt, as his weekday total of -5 is just four off the pace set by Nick Watney, who torched TPC with a 63 Friday.