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Fowler rebounds with late birdie, one back in Phoenix

Rickie Fowler's second round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open could have gone several different ways, but when he walked off the 18th green late Friday afternoon he was tied for second with Danny Lee and only one behind 36-hole leader and TPC Scottsdale member James Hahn.

Coming off a ghastly three-putt bogey on the short par-4 17th, Fowler finished strong by dropping his second shot 3 feet from the hole on 18 for a closing birdie, a 3-under 68 and a spot in Saturday's final group.

"It was tough to hit fairways, wasn't playing easy," said Fowler, who hit 9 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens.