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| R2: Tigerwatch Hole-by-hole coverage as world number one Tiger Woods moves further ahead with a second round of 68 at the US Open at the Bethpage Black course. 18th hole: Most players would have settled for nine successive pars in such conditions, but Woods repeats his birdie on the 18th of yesterday with yet another 20ft putt. It completes a breathtaking round of 68, to put Woods five under par and in total control. 17th hole: Woods produces the shot of the day on the par-three 17th. His drive goes into the deadly slope of rough at the back of the green, but he chips down the hill to within three feet and makes par. 16th hole: Another par as Woods misses a 25ft putt for birdie, but with other players dropping back he will be pleased to make par all the way home.
Four under 14th hole: The familiar screams of "get in the hole" ring out around the 14th green, but Woods fails to deliver with another tricky downhill putt for birdie that drifts right. 13th hole: Woods is never happy to walk off a par-five hole with a par, but after a poor drive it is as much as he can expect at the 13th. A lightning fast birdie attempt slides to the right of the hole. 12th hole: Everybody is struggling in the torrential downpour and Woods has to produce a magical eight iron from the deep rough to find the green. Playing partner Darren Clarke holes a huge birdie putt, but Woods cannot follow suit and makes par. 11th hole: A welcome par for Woods, who stays two under for the day and two shots clear of the field, with conditions worsening by the minute. 10th hole: This time Woods does pay for a slack approach that sees him find another bunker. His chip quickly dies on the sodden green and he cannot hole out from 15ft. 9th hole: A poor iron into the greenside bunker sees Woods chip to 25ft and look certain to drop another stroke, but as so often he holes out for a par that seems more like a birdie. 8th hole: A chink of light for the rest of the field as Woods drops his first shot of the day after his drive on the par three misses the green. 7th hole: Woods cards another par to stay four clear.
Six under 5th hole: Woods makes par to stay four shots clear of the rest of the field. 4th hole: After a brief rest Woods is back on the birdie trail and he moves to three under for the round. 3rd hole: Woods' run of birdies comes to an end as he picks up his first par of the round. 2nd hole: Woods has started in spectacular fashion, picking up his second birdie to move three strokes clear of the field. 1st hole: Woods gets his round underway with a birdie at the first to move to four under par for the tournament. First-round leader Tiger Woods began his second round at 1335 BST. Woods, bidding for his eighth Major at the age of 26, led by a stroke overnight from exciting young Spaniard Sergio Garcia. |
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