Goosen leads Mickelson, Leonard at Bridgestone
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08/06/2010 -
Akron, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Retief Goosen shot a four-under 66 Friday to take
a one-shot lead over Phil Mickelson and Justin Leonard after the second round
of the Bridgestone Invitational.
Meanwhile, defending champion Tiger Woods continued his struggles at the event
he's won seven times and looked likelier than ever to lose his No. 1 ranking.
Goosen finished 36 holes at Firestone Country Club with a seven-under 133,
while Mickelson and Leonard both ended at six-under 134.
Mickelson scrambled for two closing pars to finish off an up-and-down 68 that
left him tied with Leonard (66), but still on pace to snatch the No. 1 ranking
from Woods.
First-round leader Bubba Watson (71) dropped into a tie for fourth place with
Peter Hanson (66) and Bo Van Pelt (68) at five-under 135.
Much further back was Woods, who continued to have problems off the tee on the
way to a 72 that dropped him to six-over 146 -- tied for 72nd place out of the
80 players remaining in the field.
Woods opened with a 74 on Thursday, his worst-ever score at Firestone, and has
back-to-back rounds above par for the first time at any of the World Golf
Championships events.
As historically bad as the 36 holes were for Woods, his struggles could have
even more significance.
Woods has held the No. 1 ranking for 269 consecutive weeks dating back to June
12, 2005, when he wrested it back from Vijay Singh. But there's a good chance
that streak could end this week.
Mickelson, currently ranked second, would become the new No. 1 with a victory
regardless of how Woods finishes. He can take the top spot with a finish as
low as fourth, a scenario that involves Woods ending outside the top 37.
The way it's going for Woods -- and Mickelson, for that matter -- either way
looks plausible.
A winner in seven of his previous 10 Bridgestone starts, Woods knows there
isn't a cut at this event. Although he might wish there was this year. He
would at least have more time to work on his driving.
Woods hit only 3 of 14 fairways Friday, one day after he found only five on
the way to his worst-ever score at this tournament.
Still, things didn't look so bad early on. Woods played the back nine first
and made the turn at even-par after holing a nine-foot birdie putt at the 15th
and struggling to a bogey from the rough at the 18th.
That was the first of three bogeys in a four-hole stretch, however, as Woods
found a greenside bunker at No. 1 and chipped 10 feet past the hole at No. 3
on the way to dropping two more shots.
He finished the round birdie-bogey-birdie-bogey, never finding any positive
momentum.
England's Lee Westwood could also have become No. 1 with a victory this week,
but he withdrew after his second round because of a torn muscle in his right
calf. Westwood, currently the world No. 3, said he would miss next week's PGA
Championship.
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Bonds nearly hits HR 751, SF wins
4 and drove in
a pair of runs, and Barry Bonds nearly hit homer No. 751 as San Francisco beat
1, in the middle contest of three at AT&T Park.
6) allowed five hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings, fanning
eight and walking three.
game slide.
Bonds, who came within five homers of Hank Aaron's record on Friday, went
1 with three walks, an RBI double and scored twice. The double ...
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