WOODS (out in 28) GOES THREE CLEAR
WITH A 63 IN US TOUR EVENT

Tiger Woods took control of the US PGA Tour Championship with a second-round 63 - which could have been a 61 but for two bogeys on the inward half - for a 36-hole tally of 13-under-par 127 at East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta today.
Woods had an eagle and five birdies in reducing the front nine to 28 shots (seven under par). He even holed a bunker shot at the fifth.
The US PGA Tour record for nine holes is 26, set by Corey Pavin.

HALFWAY TOTALS
Par 140 (2 x 70)
127 Tiger Woods 64 63.
130 Woody Austin 65 65.
131 Adam Scott (Aus) 65 66, Mark Calcavecchia 65 66, Tim Clark (Rsa) 62 69.
132 K J Choi (Kor) 67 65, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 68 64.
133 Hunter Mahan 65 68, John Rollins 64 69, Stewart Cink 67 66, Padraig Harrington (Ire) 63 70.
134 Phil Mickelson 68 66, Scott Verplank 66 68.
135 Slocum Heath 71 64, Camilo Villegas (Col) 67 68.
136 Steve Stricker 69 67, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 68 68, Vijay Singh (Fij) 68 68.
137 Zach Johnson 71 66, Boo Weekley 70 67, Brett Wetterich 68 69.
138 Ernie Els (Rsa) 69 69, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 68 70.
139 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 69 70, Robert Allenby (Aus) 68 71, Charles Howell III 68 71.
140 Jim Furyk 71 69, Justin Rose (Eng) 69 71.
141 Jonathan Byrd 71 70.
143 Brandt Snedeker 71 72.