Four share lead as Tiger falls 7 back
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August 7, 2011, Sunday
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WHILE a faltering Tiger Woods failed to build on his solid start to the Bridgestone Invitational in Friday's second round, fellow American Rickie Fowler rocketed into a four-way tie for the lead.
The long-haired Fowler, six strokes off the pace overnight, fired a sizzling 6-under 64 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, to post an 8-under total of 132 in the elite World Golf Championships event.
Helped by an eagle at the par-4 third, where he holed out with a wedge from 110 yards, the 22-year-old ended the round level with compatriots Ryan Moore (66) and PGA Tour rookie Keegan Bradley (65), and Australian Adam Scott (70).
Seven-time champion Woods, however, was unable to capitalize on the momentum of his opening 68 as he followed up with a roller-coaster 71 to lie seven off the lead on his long-awaited return to competition.
"Overall it was a lot of fun today," said Fowler, who totalled only 21 putts while playing alongside 18-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero for the first two rounds. "I had a couple mistakes and made four bogeys but a lot of positives and a lot of good things came out of today."
First-round pacesetter Scott briefly claimed the outright lead at 9 under before bogeying his final hole for a 70. "Today was a little tougher," said the 31-year-old, who has teamed up with Woods' ex-caddie Steve Williams. "I started really solid, but couldn't make anything on the front nine."
Scott's fellow Australian Jason Day, who fired a first-round 63, also got to 8 under before he dropped a shot at the par-4 18th for a 70 and a share of fifth with Swede Robert Karlsson (65) and Britain's Martin Laird.
On a tightly bunched leaderboard, 20 players were within four strokes of the lead in the final PGA Tour event before this week's PGA Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, the last of the year's four majors.
Of the other big names, US Open champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland carded a second successive 68 to lie four strokes off the pace, one better than British world No. 1 Luke Donald fired a 69. Second-ranked Briton Lee Westwood stumbled to the finish with four bogeys for a 71.
The long-haired Fowler, six strokes off the pace overnight, fired a sizzling 6-under 64 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, to post an 8-under total of 132 in the elite World Golf Championships event.
Helped by an eagle at the par-4 third, where he holed out with a wedge from 110 yards, the 22-year-old ended the round level with compatriots Ryan Moore (66) and PGA Tour rookie Keegan Bradley (65), and Australian Adam Scott (70).
Seven-time champion Woods, however, was unable to capitalize on the momentum of his opening 68 as he followed up with a roller-coaster 71 to lie seven off the lead on his long-awaited return to competition.
"Overall it was a lot of fun today," said Fowler, who totalled only 21 putts while playing alongside 18-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero for the first two rounds. "I had a couple mistakes and made four bogeys but a lot of positives and a lot of good things came out of today."
First-round pacesetter Scott briefly claimed the outright lead at 9 under before bogeying his final hole for a 70. "Today was a little tougher," said the 31-year-old, who has teamed up with Woods' ex-caddie Steve Williams. "I started really solid, but couldn't make anything on the front nine."
Scott's fellow Australian Jason Day, who fired a first-round 63, also got to 8 under before he dropped a shot at the par-4 18th for a 70 and a share of fifth with Swede Robert Karlsson (65) and Britain's Martin Laird.
On a tightly bunched leaderboard, 20 players were within four strokes of the lead in the final PGA Tour event before this week's PGA Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, the last of the year's four majors.
Of the other big names, US Open champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland carded a second successive 68 to lie four strokes off the pace, one better than British world No. 1 Luke Donald fired a 69. Second-ranked Briton Lee Westwood stumbled to the finish with four bogeys for a 71.
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