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Woods closes on leader Ogilvy in Miami

Tiger Woods plays out of the 10th greenside bunker during the second round of the 2008 World Golf Championships CA Championship on Friday in Miami, Florida. PHOTO: AFP

Tiger Woods rolled in two eagles en route to a six-under 66 in the second round of the WGC-CA Championship on Friday as he goes for his sixth-straight win on the USPGA Tour.

Showing no signs of slowing down, Woods made three birdies against one bogey and is just one stroke adrift of leader Geoff Ogilvy, who carded a 67 to improve his overall score to 12-under 132.

Aiming for his sixth consecutive USPGA tournament victory, Woods finished strong with birdies at his final two holes, sinking a sharply breaking 20-footer at the ninth to punctuate another dynamic round.

Woods has not lost in more than six months, winning five times on the PGA Tour and the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic.

He started on Friday two strokes behind first round leaders Ogilvy and Miguel-Angel Jimenez, but it did not take long for that to change as he eagled his third hole, the par-five 12th, with a 40-foot bunker shot.

Woods added a birdie at the par-four 16th, before picking up another eagle at the par-five first, where he busted a 330-yard drive before hitting a well-judged seven-iron that nestled up little more than six feet from the pin.

Greg Kraft drives on the 16th hole during the second round of the Puerto Rico Open at the Trump International Golf Club in Rio Grande on Friday. PHOTO: AP

He showed he was human as well. Trying to avoid a water hazard on the par-four third, Woods pulled his drive behind a tree and had little choice but to lay up with his second shot.

But that was the first and only blemish on his card.

The 2006 US Open champion, Ogilvy gathered five birdies with no bogies on the day.

■ VAN PELT HOLDS LEAD

AFP, RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO

Bo Van Pelt shot a four-under 68 in the second round of the US$2.5 million Puerto Rico Open, rolling in six birdies and making two bogeys.

The American maintained his first-round lead by moving to an overall score of 12-under 132 at the Trump International Golf Club.

Jerry Kelly, who finished the day with a six-under 66 is one shot adrift of Van Pelt.

Ted Purdy, who entered Friday tied for second, fired a four-under 68 and sits in third place at 10-under.
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