LOS ANGELES – Phil Mickelson wasn’t at his best Friday at Riviera, but two key shots helped him stay in the lead.

Despite having only two birdie chances inside 15 feet, Mickelson holed out from the eighth fairway for eagle and chipped in for birdie on the par-3 16th. That carried him to a 1-under 70 and a two-shot lead in the Northern Trust Open.

Mickelson made three par saves from outside 10 feet, starting with his opening hole at the par-4 10th. He went from the front bunker to the back bunker, blasted out safely to 18 feet and curled in the par putt.

That set the tone for a day that only looked good on the scorecard.

“I probably didn’t play the greatest today, but I was able to kind of salvage a good round and had a good break on eight where I holed out from the fairway,” he said. “That was a nice little bonus.”

He was at 6-under 136 among those who finished early at Riviera in mild temperatures and not nearly as much wind as the opening round. That didn’t affect the scoring. There was just enough rain earlier in the week that with foot traffic on the greens, those short putts are no longer as easy to make.

Jimmy Walker had a 66 and was tied for second at 138 along with Carl Pettersson (70) and Matt Kuchar (69), who had a solid day without too much excitement until he drilled his tee shot to a back left pin on No. 6 and left himself 5 feet for birdie.

Before he could putt, he was stung by a bee in his arm.

“I haven’t been stung by a bee in probably 20 years,” Kuchar said. “I had stopped being scared of bees. The thing got me, and it was really painful. It was not much fun.”

Kuchar said his elbow felt as though it were on fire. If that wasn’t enough, there was the advice from the medical staff.

“They said if you have trouble breathing, stop and we’ll try to help you from there,” he said. “But thankfully, everything continued to go pretty normally.”

Joe Ogilvie delivered the shot of the day, making an ace on the 16th hole with a 7-iron. He shot 71 and was at even-par 142.

Mickelson ended both nines by missing par putts inside 5 feet, but his eagle atoned for that. Wary of how the greens were earlier in the round, Mickelson said he couldn’t afford his wedge on No. 8 to go long, so he played it out to the right with side spin, and it spun back into the hole.

“I put myself in contention heading into the weekend, which is what my initial goal was,” Mickelson said.

LPGA: Karrie Webb made a birdie and three pars today in the completion of the lightning-delayed second round of the LPGA Thailand to increase her lead to three strokes at Chonburi, Thailand.

Webb finished with a 7-under 65 to reach 11 under. The Australian aced the 159-yard 12th hole with a 6-iron and followed with a bogey and a par before play was called for the day. She also birdied the final four holes on the front nine.

South Koreans Jiyai Shin and Na Yeon Choi were tied for second.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Peter Whiteford of Scotland shot a 4-under 68 to take a two-shot lead after the second round of the Avantha Masters at New Delhi.

Whiteford, who shared the first-round lead with Alejandro Canizares of Spain after a 66, moved to 10-under 134 at the halfway stage as he seeks his first win on the European Tour.

Canizares dropped into a tie for 16th after a second-round 73. Prom Meesawat of Thailand was second at 8 under after shooting a 64.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: Larry Mize shot a 10-under 62 to grab the first-round lead at the ACE Group Classic in Naples, Fla.

Tom Lehman, Kenny Perry and Russ Cochran were close behind after shooting 64s.