Mickelson uses short game magic to make move at Wells Fargo

By Andrew Both CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Veteran Phil Mickelson used his short game magic to claw his way within three strokes of clubhouse leader Andrew Loupe in the second round at the Wells Fargo Championship on Friday. Mickelson, a five-times major champion who needs only to win the U.S. Open next month to complete the elusive career Grand Slam, hit only nine greens in regulation but used his vaunted touch around the greens to piece together a two-under-par 70. "I scrapped it around," said Mickelson, adding that poor driving, rather than suspect iron play, had put him in danger of dropping shots time and again.

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