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Tiger Woods set for victory at US Open
16 Jun 2012 at 09:41hrs | Views
Tiger Woods is poised for the top as he is tied for the lead with Jim Furyk and David Toms at the midway point of the U.S. Open, two ahead of the rest of the field.
Nine times he has either held or shared it after 36 holes of a major and of those, eight times he has won.
The one time he didn't win with at least a share of the lead entering the weekend was at the 2009 PGA Championship, when his wall of invincibility was cracked by Y.E. Yang.
Still, Woods, who shot even-par 70 Friday for a 1-under 139, has been looking like his old self this week, both with his demeanor and his swing.
"As far as the being in (this) position, I like it," he said. "I know that it takes a bit out of us, but so be it. I'd much rather be there than missing cuts or just making the cut. So it's a wonderful place to be with a chance to win your nation's Open."
Woods shook off a stretch of three straight bogeys, during which he lost his lead to 17-year-old Beau Hossler, balancing them with three birdies, including two on the back nine.
He nearly got another on the par-5 17th, which teased him mercilessly, but at the end of the difficult day, he had positioned himself.
"That was not easy," he said, noting that Friday's round was "absolutely" as good as Thursday's 69.
Nine times he has either held or shared it after 36 holes of a major and of those, eight times he has won.
The one time he didn't win with at least a share of the lead entering the weekend was at the 2009 PGA Championship, when his wall of invincibility was cracked by Y.E. Yang.
Still, Woods, who shot even-par 70 Friday for a 1-under 139, has been looking like his old self this week, both with his demeanor and his swing.
"As far as the being in (this) position, I like it," he said. "I know that it takes a bit out of us, but so be it. I'd much rather be there than missing cuts or just making the cut. So it's a wonderful place to be with a chance to win your nation's Open."
Woods shook off a stretch of three straight bogeys, during which he lost his lead to 17-year-old Beau Hossler, balancing them with three birdies, including two on the back nine.
He nearly got another on the par-5 17th, which teased him mercilessly, but at the end of the difficult day, he had positioned himself.
"That was not easy," he said, noting that Friday's round was "absolutely" as good as Thursday's 69.
Source - NYD
