Tiger Woods shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to trim a six-shot deficit to one after the second round of the Turkish Open.
Woods completed seven holes of his rain-delayed first round for a 70 on Friday morning. After an hour lunch break, the 14-time major winner didn’t drop a shot and had nine birdies in the second round.
It left Woods in fifth place on 11 under, just a shot behind the leading foursome of Sweden’s Henrik Stenson (68), England’s Ian Poulter (66), Frenchman Victor Dubuisson (65) and South African Justin Walters (66).
“I played a little better certainly this afternoon and made some putts, so that was fine,” Wood said. “It was a round that could have been really special. But I am right there, and I am only one back.”
Woods, who last won on the European Tour at the co-sanctioned 2009 Australian Masters, said he missed four or five putts within 10 feet for birdie.
“It’s a bunched leaderboard, so we are going to have to continue to go low over the weekend given the way the golf course is playing and how soft it is,” he said. “It is so receptive and slow and it lends itself to a lot of birdies.”