Phil Mickelson eagles first hole of third round -- and it’s raining

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Dustin Johnson finished off his second round in style early Saturday morning with a birdie on the 18th hole to officially be the second-round leader all by himself at 11 under par, one shot ahead of Steve Stricker, who was 10 under when he finished his second round Friday. Also finishing a second round Saturday morning, and doing it well, was 18-year-old Ryo Ishikawa of Japan.

Johnson chipped in on the 18th and Ishikawa did the same from about 120 yards away to eagle the 17th hole.

Rain stopped for a bit but it’s coming down again. The final pairing of Johnson, Stricker and Andres Romero are about to tee off.

Two-time defending champion Phil Mickelson eagled the first hole to get to six under, five shots behind Johnson. Mickelson is playing with Ernie Els, who is also at six under, and Ishikawa, who came right back with a birdie on the first hole and is one of a group of four at seven under.

Mickelson’s eagle came after he reached the par-five first hole in two shots.

-- Diane Pucin