Tiger, Phil will wow ’em on weekend
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SHANGHAI, China — The gallery kept growing until it stretched along all 603 yards of the eighth hole at Sheshan International. It took a little longer before Tiger Woods gave them what they came to see Friday in the HSBC Champions.
Losing patience with each missed putt, Woods finally knocked in a 10-foot birdie on the ninth hole and was on his way.
With five birdies over the final 10 holes, he pieced together another 5-under 67 and surged into a share of the 36-hole lead at 10-under with Nick Watney in a World Golf Championship that had a distinctive American flavour. Seven of the top nine players on the leaderboard are from the United States.
Far more tantalizing going into the weekend was Woods and Phil Mickelson, who ended their PGA Tour season with a compelling battle in Atlanta, going at it again halfway around the world in China.
Woods missed six birdie chances inside 20 feet and was growing increasingly agitated until one putt on the ninth changed his outlook.
"It certainly was a little bit frustrating, but the guys weren’t running off and hiding, either," Woods said. "I knew if I could just play the back nine at 3-under par… I figured that would probably be a pretty good number. And I did a couple better than that."
Mickelson is one off the pace after a 66.
— The Associated Press
