Summary Scott Langley and Jhonattan Vegas share lead at the Greenbrier Classic on Friday.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (AFP) - Tiger Woods made it safely to the weekend at the Greenbrier Classic, where Venezuela s Jhonattan Vegas fired a five-under-par 65 to join Scott Langley atop the leaderboard on Friday.
Vegas had five birdies with no bogeys for a nine-under-par halfway total of 131. Langley, the overnight leader after a first-round 62, carded a one-under 69 to maintain a share of the lead.
They were being chased by a tightly bunched field, with a group of seven players just one stroke back.
Canadian David Hearn and American Bryce Molder carded 64s to join the group on 132, England s Greg Owen and Americans Chad Collins and Kevin Chappel posted second-round 67s and New Zealand s Danny Lee and American Jonathan Byrd both signed for 69s to complete the group at eight-under.
Six more players were tied on 133, and 10 more were on 134.
Former world number one Woods, coming off a dismal US Open showing at Chambers Bay, avoided missing back-to-back cuts for the first time in his pro career, firing a roller-coaster one-under 69 to head a group on 135 that also included two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson (68).
Woods, who delivered a solid 66 in the first round, made his fourth birdie of the day at the final hole, rolling in a six-footer to get back to under par for the day.
But he also had three bogeys -- all on the back nine at the Old White TPC course.
After a birdie at the second, Woods reeled off eight straight pars before a bogey at the 11th. That was followed by a birdie at 12, a bogey at 13 and a birdie at 14.
After a bogey at 16, Woods was in the water off the tee at 17, but saved par after almost holing a wedge from 98 yards out.
Woods s 36-hole total of 135 is his best on the US tour since he opened with a 135 at the 2013 Deutsche Bank Championship.
He was tied for 26th -- four shots off the lead.
