article_snippet.sent: No Tiger Woods and no Rory McIlroy in the field is proving no problem in Houston, where record numbers have descended on the small suburb of Humble for the Shell Houston Open.
article_snippet.sent: The last tournament before the Masters is proving quite a show-stopper itself thanks to the crowd-pleasing antics of the popular Phil Mickelson and local boy Jordan Spieth.
article_snippet.sent: Spieth's fellow American Phil Mickelson has also impressed in the run up to the Masters .
article_snippet.sent: As for Phil Mickelson, his’d hardly played a decent shot this year before posting rounds of 66 and 67 to be one stroke behind at halfway.
article_snippet.sent: Englishmen Justin Rose and Paul Casey were also going well at five shots off the pace.
highlights_snippet.sent: local boy Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson have been gearing up for the Masters .
  