Phil Mickelson opened with a record-tying 60 at the TPC Scottsdale, then followed that up with rounds of 65-64-67 to cruise home to a four-shot victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.  Mickelson’s opening round will long be remembered after he lipped out a 25-foot putt on the final green for 59 – though the shorter birdie putt that he left dead in the jaws at the 8th (his 17th) likely cost him more sleep.  The only drama thereafter lay in the possibility of Mickelson challenging Tommy Armour III’s all-time 72-hole scoring record of 254, but after leading by six going into the final round, a bogey at the second hole led to an outgoing 34, and the record was never significantly challenged.  Brandt Snedeker logged his second straight runner-up finish while long-hitting Scott Piercy closed ith a 61 to claim solo third……….After losing his three-shot 54-hole lead early in the final round, Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher hit a spectacular 185-yard recovery shot to two feet at the 9th, then later holed a 115-yard sand wedge for eagle at the par-4 16th en route to a three-shot victory at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.  Gallacher was caught in the early going by South African Richard Sterne, who actually stood one ahead through 64 holes before limping home with four late bogeys to fall to solo second.  The victory was the 38-year-old Gallacher’s second on the European Tour but his first since 2004, and came following knee surgery near the close of 2012.  Chile’s Felipe Aguilar and Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen shared third while world number eight Lee Westwood mounted a late charge before bogeying the par-5 72nd (his approach finding the water) to tie for fifth.