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Tiger Woods struggled with his putting at Bethpage Black two weeks ago, and he cited that as the primary reason he only managed a T6 at the U.S. Open. After two rounds at the AT&T National, the tournament Tiger is hosting at Congressional Country Club, he's 10-under par, one shot clear of Rod Pampling. Following a Thursday 64 that included a four-birdie, no-bogey front nine, Woods fired 66 on Friday. No idea what 36 nearly flawless holes from the World No. 1 means for media-driven theory that Tiger isn't the player he once was, but he's in great position to win for the third time in nine starts this season. (And the six other events were all top-10 finishes. Yes, clearly Woods is done.)
Tiger started his day two strokes behind Anthony Kim, who shot a course-record 62 on Day 1. Today, Kim had an afternoon tee time, and the fairways/greens/one-putt formula he had working Thursday eluded him in Round 2. After starting the round 2-under, Kim carded three bogeys from holes 9-14, then parred out, and signed for a 70, which currently puts him in third place at 8-under.
"I hate the way I hit the ball today. It was okay for about six or seven holes, but the swing got loose and I couldn't find it out there," Kim told Golf Channel's Steve Sands after his round. As for not losing your mind when nothing goes right, Kim added, "I'm in a good state of mind. I know I'm healthy, I know I'm starting to swing it well, I know things are starting to come around. And I had a great attitude out there so just keep that up and start working on my swing and I'll be good."
Kim's playing partner, Jim Furyk, followed a 4-under first day with a 3-under effort Friday and heads to the weekend at 7-under.
It's July 4 weekend, and, in general, this time of year doesn't yield much in the way of compelling sports story lines. Tiger leading his own tournament changes that, which must make CBS, the network carrying the AT&T, very happy.
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