* Three men share lead on four under
* Woods masters windy conditions
* Singh rolls back years to grind out a 69
(Updates at end of round)
By Simon Evans
KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Battling
strong winds that buffeted the Ocean Course, Tiger Woods pushed
himself into contention at the PGA Championship to end Friday’s
second round tied for the lead with Vijay Singh and Swede Carl
Pettersson.
A three-putt bogey on the 18th hole, where he missed a short
putt for par, was a frustrating conclusion for Woods but his
one-under-par 71 for a four-under total of 140 was a fine score
in extremely challenging conditions where the average was over
six strokes over par.
“I’m very pleased to be able to shoot under par today. That
was the goal, anything par or better today was going to be a
great score, and I was able to accomplish that,” said Woods.
England’s Ian Poulter, who shot a 71, was one stroke back
while Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (75) and Welshman Jamie
Donaldson (73) were both at two under.
Four-times champion Woods made three birdies and two bogeys
while hitting 10 of 14 fairways but it was a sign of how tough
approach shots were in the swirling wind that he hit only half
of the greens in regulation.
Continued…
