Tiger Woods will carry a one-shot advantage into the weekend.
Bethesda, MD (Sports Network) -
Tiger Woods nourished his momentum with a handful of scrambling par saves, shooting a four-under 66 on Friday to take the second-round lead at the AT&T National.
Woods finished two trips around Congressional at 10-under 130 and will carry a one-shot advantage into the weekend as he tries to win his tournament for the first time.
Australia's Rod Pampling shot a six-under 64, one off his career record, and climbed into second place behind Woods at nine-under 131.
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Twitter brings fans closer to players
By Gerard Gallagher, Golf Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
Paige Mackenzie spent part of a rain delay at the Wegmans LPGA napping. Shoes off, arms crossed and a white Nike hat pulled down over her eyes, she buried her head into the back of the brown leather chair and drifted off. On a nearby windowsill sat her phone, a bottle of water and a box of tissues, all visible in the candid photo of her Friday siesta.
Outside the window, fans remained dry under large golf umbrellas, crossing one of the slick pedestrian walkways at Locust Hill Country Club. Several stopped to check out the leaderboard, unaware that one of the leaders was upstairs in the clubhouse, snapping their picture through the rain-specked glass.
Days earlier, on their way to the event in Rochester, N.Y., Natalie Gulbis and Brittany Lincicome huddled together in the back of a private jet for a photo, Gulbis dressed all in red and Lincicome decked out in navy blue.
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