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The greens are relatively flat, but the
combination of second-round hole positions that favored their
edges, and cool coastal fog that slowed them down as the day
wore on, bewildered even the 15-time major champion.
"For me they looked faster than they were putting," Woods said
after shooting a two-over 72 to sit at even par and eight
strokes back of the leader, China's Li Haotong, heading into the
weekend.
"As the day wore on, they got a little more fuzzy and got even
slower, and I struggled even a little bit more hitting the putts
hard enough," he said.
"That's always the toughest combination ... making that
adjustment. You give it a run, but it just - it's just not
rolling out."
A day after having success with a new, longer putter that is not
as taxing on his surgically repaired back, Woods saw too many of
his putts die short of the hole, killing birdie opportunities
and contributing to his four bogeys.
But Woods said he was pleased with his improved accuracy off the
tee on Friday, a key component to success at the lengthy
municipal course, which sits on the shores of San Francisco's
Lake Merced.
"I drove it great today. That's one of the things I wanted to
clean up from yesterday.
"I didn't do as good a job yesterday of driving the ball as I
needed to. Today was different."
If he can put it all together, Woods might still have a shot at
winning his 16th major title and record-breaking 83rd PGA Tour
victory on Sunday.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in San Francisco; Editing by William
Mallard)
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