Palmer leads by one; Tiger makes cut

SAN DIEGO» Ryan Palmer is the 36-hole leader in the Farmers Insurance Open. Jon Rahm is right behind, poised to reach No. 1 in the world. And for the first time in 29 months, a PGA Tour event will feature Tiger Woods on the weekend.

Palmer finished eagle-birdie on the North Course at Torrey Pines on Friday for an 11-underpar 133 total. That gave him a one-shot lead over Rahm. But the biggest buzz was for Woods. He was trying to make the cut, and it came to the last hole.

A wild drive was saved by a perfect flop shot to escape with par on No. 6. Another superb chip on the reachable par-4 seventh set up a birdie, the first time all week he was under par. A chip that bounced hard and rolled off the back of the green led to a bogey and left him one shot outside the cut line. From gnarly rough right of the fairway on the par-5 ninth, he hammered a 6-iron to the wrong side of the green, leaving him two putts from 75 feet to make a birdie. A beautiful lag for a tapin birdie gave him a 1-under 71 and a 1-under 143 overall.

“It was a grind. I fought hard,” Woods said. “Just me going out there and fighting for whatever I can get. It’s all good.”

Other tournaments.

Brooke Henderson bogeyed the first hole and dropped into a tie for the lead before the Pure SilkBahamas LPGA Classic was suspended for the day because of high wind. … Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson followed his opening 62 with a 3-under 69 and took the clubhouse lead in the weather-interrupted second round of the Dubai Desert Classic.