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Mickelson, Horschel still on top at Merion

The second round of the U.S. Open concluded Saturday morning with overnight leaders Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel retaining their one-shot advantage at Merion Golf Club.On Friday, Mickelson drained a lengthy birdie putt at the 18th shortly after the horn signaled a suspension due to darkness. That gain wrapped up a 2-over- par 72 for the five-time U.S. Open runner-up and squared him with Horschel, who fired a 67 in round two and finished 36 holes at 1-under-par 139.Luke Donald (72), Justin Rose (69) and Steve Stricker (69) finished at even- par 140. Ian Poulter and amateur Cheng-Tsung Pan were also at even-par when darkness descended, with four and nine holes remaining, respectively. Upon the restart, both players fell down the leaderboard.Poulter stumbled to bogeys at Nos. 16 and 18 Saturday morning to wrap up a second-round 71 and drop into a tie for 10th at 2-over, while Pan slipped to a 72 and a tie for 20th at 4-over, leaving Donald, Rose and Stricker to share third place.John...

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