LOS ANGELES – One shot clipped an ash tree and kept Phil Mickelson out of worse trouble than he was in. Another landed behind a Bottle Brush, blocking his path to the 10th green at Riviera. On yet another hole, Mickelson had to thread a 9-iron through the limbs of five eucalyptus trees.

So when he walked into the gallery to find his tee shot on the 15th hole and saw a man flat on his back, Mickelson assumed the worst.

“It wouldn’t be the first time, so I thought for sure I took him out,” Mickelson said Saturday.

Instead, the spectator was being still because the ball was inside the hem of his shorts.

Despite all these adventures, Mickelson managed a 1-under 70 on Saturday to share the lead with PGA champion Keegan Bradley in the Northern Trust Open.

On a day when “routine par” was not part of his vocabulary, Phil was thrilled.

“This was a great round for me because I did not play well, and I shot 1-under par and I’m atop the leaderboard,” Mickelson said. “Usually when I win, I’ll have two good rounds and I’ll have two rounds that aren’t so great that I’ve got to keep somewhere in it to give myself a chance.”

The toughest part might be ahead of him.

Bradley took only five putts over the last five holes, including a 10-footer for par on the last hole that got him into the final group, for a 5-under 66.

Mickelson and Bradley were at 7-under 206, one shot ahead of Pat Perez (70), Jonathan Byrd (69) and Bryce Molder (66).

LPGA: Ai Miyazato shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Yani Tseng after the third round in Chonburi, Thailand.

Miyazato birdied five of the first six holes on the back nine. She had a 14-under 202 total.

Tseng, the winner last year, shot her second straight 65 after opening with a 73. Australia’s Karrie Webb (71) and South Korea’s Jiyai Shin (68) were 12 under.

Former Fort Wayne resident Amanda Blumenherst shot a 1-under 71 and was in a group at 7 under, seven strokes behind the leader.

CHAMPIONS: In

Naples, Fla., Kenny Perry shot a 10-under 62 to set the 36-hole scoring record in the Ace Group Classic.

Perry is at 18-under 126, three shots ahead of first-round leader Larry Mize. Tom Lehman is four back, and defending champion Bernhard Langer is another stroke back at 13-under at TwinEagles Club.

EUROPEAN: In New Delhi, Jbe Kruger shot a 6-under 66 in the third round of the Avantha Masters to take a one-shot lead.