Cabrera Leading, but Oakmont Is Ultimate Winner

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OAKMONT, Pa. -- Angel Cabrera was the last survivor to par Friday, but only because of an amazing birdie on his final hole that made Phil Mickelson extinct at this U.S. Open.

Cabrera finished off a calamitous day at Oakmont with a sand wedge from 135 yards that skipped to a stop about a foot from the hole, giving him a 1-over 71 and a one-shot lead over Bubba Watson. That put him at even-par 140 and knocked 19 players out of the tournament under the Open's 10-shot rule.

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Cabrera Leading, but Oakmont Is Ultimate Winner

No casualty was more significant than Mickelson.

Trying to recover from a broken heart last year at Winged Foot and a left wrist injury he blamed on Oakmont's rough, Mickelson missed the cut for the first time in 31 majors dating to the 1999 Briti...

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