Hudson Swafford was hot early at the Sony and is at it again.

Swafford Out Front, Mickelson In Pursuit At CareerBuilder

Posted By: Tom Edringtonon: January 21, 2017In: PGA Tour NewsNo Comments

Hudson Swafford was hot for three days at the Sony and he’s at it again at the CareerBuilder.

Swafford came up with a 65 Friday on the Nicklaus Tournament course in Palm Springs and he’s 14-under par at the halfway mark, a shot in front of the nearest competition.

But there wasn’t a lot of talk about rookie Dominic Bozelli a shot back at 13-under along with Danny Lee. The surprise of the 36-hole mark is none other than tournament ambassador Phil Mickelson.

Mickelson, who underwent a pair of sports hernia operations in the offseason, is just four shots back. He’s 10-under par after shooting 66 on the Nicklaus Tournament course Friday.

Defending champion Jason Dufner came to life on the Nicklaus Tournament course and his 66 got him to seven-under par going into the weekend.

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Tom Edrington

Tom Edrington spent the first 10 years of his misguided youth as a sports writer for the Tampa Tribune. His career brought him face to face with many of sports greatest stars -- Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Muhammad Ali, Don Shula, countless Hall of Fame NFL stars, more PGA Tour players than he can count. In 1980 he was honored by the Golf Writers Association of America for writing the best news story that year, his coverage of Jack Nicklaus' U.S. Open victory at Baltusrol. Today, 36 years later, golf is still a great part of his life, thanks to competitive playing days and the wonderful people he has met on this fabulous journey.