MONTY RECOVERS WITH A 67 BUT TIGER
SETS TOURNAMENT RECORD WITH A 62
While Colin Montgomerie was recovering some prestige with a second-round 67, Tiger Woods shot a tournament record 10-under-par 62 to claim a four-stroke lead in the second round of the Target World Challenge in California.
Tiger, who has only had four lower rounds in his career, finished the day 13 under par for 36 holes with his best score since firing a 61 at the 2005 Buick Open.
It gave him comfortable lead over Jim Furyk, whom he had trailed by one at the start of the day.
It took Woods only six holes to erase a one-stroke deficit and regain the lead at Sherwood
He birdied the second and fifth holes to catch his fellow American, who made a birdie on the first hole and then par on his next eight.
Woods took the lead when he nearly holed out at the sixth when his approach shot hit the front of the cup, rolled past it and then spun back to within six inches.
A six-under back nine doubled his lead and it was five until Furyk birdied the 18th hole to finish with a 67.
Masters champion Zach Johnson is third on eight under with Open winner Padraig Harrington two shots further back after a 67.
Montgomerie clawed his way back from an opening 80 with a 67 to bring him back to three over, although that was only good enough for next-to-last in the 16-man field after South Africa's Rory Sabbatini had an 81.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
131 Tiger Woods 69 62
135 Jim Furyk 68 67
136 Zach Johnson 69 67
138 Padraig Harrington (Irl) 71 67
139 Paul Casey (Eng) 72 67
140 Vijay Singh (Fij) 72 68
141 Luke Donald 74 67, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 72, Steve Stricker 72 69
142 Mark Calcavecchia 71 71
143 Fred Couples 74 69, Lee Westwood (Eng) 72 71
144 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 72 72
146 Brett Wetterich 73 73
147 Colin Montgomerie (Sco) 80 67
150 Rory Sabbatini 69 81
SETS TOURNAMENT RECORD WITH A 62
While Colin Montgomerie was recovering some prestige with a second-round 67, Tiger Woods shot a tournament record 10-under-par 62 to claim a four-stroke lead in the second round of the Target World Challenge in California.
Tiger, who has only had four lower rounds in his career, finished the day 13 under par for 36 holes with his best score since firing a 61 at the 2005 Buick Open.
It gave him comfortable lead over Jim Furyk, whom he had trailed by one at the start of the day.
It took Woods only six holes to erase a one-stroke deficit and regain the lead at Sherwood
He birdied the second and fifth holes to catch his fellow American, who made a birdie on the first hole and then par on his next eight.
Woods took the lead when he nearly holed out at the sixth when his approach shot hit the front of the cup, rolled past it and then spun back to within six inches.
A six-under back nine doubled his lead and it was five until Furyk birdied the 18th hole to finish with a 67.
Masters champion Zach Johnson is third on eight under with Open winner Padraig Harrington two shots further back after a 67.
Montgomerie clawed his way back from an opening 80 with a 67 to bring him back to three over, although that was only good enough for next-to-last in the 16-man field after South Africa's Rory Sabbatini had an 81.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
131 Tiger Woods 69 62
135 Jim Furyk 68 67
136 Zach Johnson 69 67
138 Padraig Harrington (Irl) 71 67
139 Paul Casey (Eng) 72 67
140 Vijay Singh (Fij) 72 68
141 Luke Donald 74 67, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 72, Steve Stricker 72 69
142 Mark Calcavecchia 71 71
143 Fred Couples 74 69, Lee Westwood (Eng) 72 71
144 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 72 72
146 Brett Wetterich 73 73
147 Colin Montgomerie (Sco) 80 67
150 Rory Sabbatini 69 81
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