Fowler ties 36-hole record, Woods improves at Memorial

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06/04/2010 - Dublin, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rickie Fowler fired a six-under 66 and matched the 36-hole scoring record Friday at the Memorial Tournament.

Meanwhile, Tiger Woods secured his spot on the weekend after missing the cut his last time out.

Playing on Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield course for the first time this week, Fowler moved to 13-under 131 to tie the two-round Memorial scoring record set by Scott Hoch in 1987.

Fowler carded an eagle and four birdies on Friday to surge to a four-shot lead over Tim Petrovic, who also shot a 66, with Australian Jason Day (69) another stroke further back.

The second wave of players, including Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose, was on the course.

"Just being in contention the few times I have over the last eight months or so since I turned pro, this is by far the best that I've felt," said the 21- year-old Fowler. "Game feels good. Putter's working a bit. So we're having some fun."

Woods, the defending champion, scratched out a three-under 69 that included six birdies and three bogeys, moving safely under the projected cut line at three-under 141.

"It was decent today. I hit more good shots today than I did yesterday and really putted well today," said Woods, who opened with a 72 in the first round. "I had five lip-outs today, so it could have been a pretty good number."

It marked Woods' best round since he closed with a 69 in the Masters, his first start since the sex scandal and the only tournament he's finished all season.

In his last two starts, Woods missed the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship and withdrew during the final round of The Players Championship because of an injury that turned out to be an inflamed joint in his neck.

Now, he gets two more competitive rounds -- just his 12th and 13th of the year -- to prepare for his next tournament, the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach in two weeks.

"Usually most guys are at this point in January," said Woods. "Here we are in June, and I'm at the point which most guys are beginning of the year."

The four-time Memorial winner started on the back nine Friday and birdied three of his first five holes, including a 14-foot putt at the 13th. But Woods hit a greenside bunker and made his first bogey at the 18th, dropping eight shots behind Fowler.

Woods took another bogey at No. 3, then rebounded with three birdies in a row beginning at No. 5. Among them was a 170-yard approach shot to four feet at the sixth

Woods couldn't stay out of trouble, though, and he failed to get up-and-down from the rough at No. 9, closing with a bogey to fall 10 shots off the lead.

Of course, Woods wasn't the only one who struggled to keep pace with Fowler, who had every player in the field staring up at his 131 total.

"That's great playing out here," Woods said of the leader. "You know, we all know he's got the talent to [win]. It's just a matter of him doing it."

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