Mickelson wins on wild day

Thursday was as wild as it gets in the Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas, even without wind ripping so hard that Phil Mickelson chipped into the water on No. 12 and still halved the hole.

Mickelson, who has made it past the third round only once in his 12 previous appearances at Match Play, has never trailed all week and had no trouble against Daniel Berger. But the wind was gusting to 30 mph, and the sun baked out greens that became like Texas hardpan.

Berger was in the water on the par-5 12th and Mickelson was just right of the green in two. His pitch rolled — and rolled — beyond the flag, off the green and into the water. They halved with bogeys.

Mickelson emerged with a 5-and-4 victory.

Jordan Spieth stayed in the game with a 4-and-2 victory over Yuta Ikeda. They halved the 13th hole with double bogeys when Spieth hit into the water, and then Ikeda hit into the water.

PGA Tour: Five days after getting married, Trey Mullinax ran off nine birdies and saved par with a 15-foot putt on his last hole for a 9under 63 to take the lead at the Puerto Rico Open in Rio Grande.

The first round was suspended when showers turned into heavy rain at Coco Beach Golf & Country Club and the course was too wet to continue.

Mullinax had a oneshot lead over D.A. Points.

Menomonee Falls native Mark Wilson opened up with a 74.

LPGA Tour: Cristie Kerr, Mo Martin and In Gee Chun each shot a 6-under 66 to share the lead after the opening round of the Kia Classic in Carrlsbad, Calif.

Defending champion Lydia Ko struggled with her putter and had a disappointing start with a 2-over 74.