Tiger Woods wore black on Friday. It was the right color for this U.S. Open second round came the mournful mood, more than Olympic Club beat down, beat back and beat the world's best golfer.
It was no surprise that the difficult conditions left Woods (70) tied for the lead is one that David Toms (70), straight-hitting veteran, and Jim Fury (69), a lunch-bucket golfer originally in Western Pennsylvania. Only seven players broke par on Friday. Hunter Hamrick, Alabama who plays college golf, 67 shots. Steve Stricker shot 68 and shot 69 to five.
It's like the old days, right? Tiger in the lead in a major championship. The feeling was there-done-that is justified. Woods has led or tied for the lead after 36 holes in nine previous major championship. They won eight.
In the old days of the reign of Tiger, we would have handed him the trophy, but that does not lose his open just yet. He has two former champions with him there. Fury won the 2003 U.S. Open, Olympia Fields, and the famous Toms edged Phil Mickelson in the 2001 PGA Championship in Atlanta Athletic Club. And do not forget 2010 U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell, who is just two shots back to John Peterson, Michael Thompson and Nicholas Colsaerts. Tiger top shelf competitors.
This can be a very good weekend.
"This is a wonderful place, a chance to win the National Open," Woods said. "I think a good place. I look forward to."
It was no surprise that the difficult conditions left Woods (70) tied for the lead is one that David Toms (70), straight-hitting veteran, and Jim Fury (69), a lunch-bucket golfer originally in Western Pennsylvania. Only seven players broke par on Friday. Hunter Hamrick, Alabama who plays college golf, 67 shots. Steve Stricker shot 68 and shot 69 to five.
It's like the old days, right? Tiger in the lead in a major championship. The feeling was there-done-that is justified. Woods has led or tied for the lead after 36 holes in nine previous major championship. They won eight.
In the old days of the reign of Tiger, we would have handed him the trophy, but that does not lose his open just yet. He has two former champions with him there. Fury won the 2003 U.S. Open, Olympia Fields, and the famous Toms edged Phil Mickelson in the 2001 PGA Championship in Atlanta Athletic Club. And do not forget 2010 U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell, who is just two shots back to John Peterson, Michael Thompson and Nicholas Colsaerts. Tiger top shelf competitors.
This can be a very good weekend.
"This is a wonderful place, a chance to win the National Open," Woods said. "I think a good place. I look forward to."
