Tiger steady, but silent
Declines interviews after round
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Tiger Woods made little progress after a solid f irst round, but avoided missing consecutive cuts for the f irst time as a pro. Woods shot 69 Friday after shooting his best round of the year on Thursday with a 66 and was at 5under par at the Greenbrier Classic. He is four shots back from leaders Jhonattan Vegas and Scott Langley.
Woods had more trouble reaching fairways on Friday than Thursday. He found the water to the right on the par5 17th for the second straight day, hit his golf bag with his driver in disgust, then nearly holed his 97yard fourth shot and made par.
He salvaged his underpar round with a short birdie putt on the par3 18th. But despite the progress, Woods declined interviews afterward.
Vegas hasn’t had much success since winning his second PGA Tour event as a rookie in 2011 . He shot a 5under 65 to tie Scott Langley for the lead after the second round Friday. They were at 9under 1 31 on the Old White TPC course in West Virginia.
Twentythree golfers were within three shots of the lead, including seven at 8under.
Vegas doesn’t have a top 10 f inish this season, but he’s looking to change that. He made f ive birdies during a bogeyfree round Friday, including two of his f inal three holes.
“I feel like I’m playing great, I just haven’t been able to put it all together,” the Venezuelan said. “But I’m staying patient and working really hard to make it happen, and it’s coming together.”
Langley didn’t have the same birdie explosion as he enjoyed in the f irst round, when he shot 62 to take the lead.