It’s day two at Pebble Beach and Tiger Woods is desperate to improve on a first-round 74. Having described the greens "awful" on day one, the world number one has to deal with a spot of sand on the 12th hole
Welshman Rhys Davies starts the day on six over and kicks off with a bogey on the opener before picking up four birdies over the next nine holes and finishing with a very respectable 70 to lie seven off the lead
It's another poor day for Spaniard Sergio Garcia - he cards two double-bogeys in a round of 76 but does just enough to book a spot in the field for the weekend
South Africa's Ernie Els, the least fancied of a threesome which also includes Woods and England's Lee Westwood, steals the show with a three-under 68. He is tied for second at the end of the day
After a 74 on Thursday, the world's third-ranked player Westwood has another patchy day at the office and while he grabs three birdies, his card also includes three bogeys as he finishes with a level-par round of 71
Woods, a three-time US Open winner, looks out of sorts again as he grinds out a one-over-par 72 for four over overall. However, no-one would dare write off his chances of another victory
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell has a storming day. The five-time winner on the European Tour cards six birdies in an impressive round of 68 to sit pretty at the top of the leaderboard by two shots
Having enjoyed his opening day with a fine 69, Brendon de Jonge of Zimbabwe cannot quite reproduce the magic, shooting a 73 to trail leader McDowell by three shots at the halfway stage
Dustin Johnson of the United States, twice a winner at Pebble Beach, stays in the hunt with a second-round 70. He's in the chasing pack at one under and if he can get his putter working at the weekend will be a threat
Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (left), at 18 the youngest player in the field, is also in the four-way tie for second after a second-round 71. Playing partner Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland misses the cut
England's Paul Casey, joint overnight leader, is one of many players to come a cropper at the treacherous 14th, carding an eight. But he recovers well to finish just three off the lead at level par
Phil Mickelson lights up the afternoon with five birdies in his first eight holes to barge his way back into the tournament. He holds it together down the back nine to finish with a round of 66 and is two shots off the lead
Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington, playing with Mickelson, has another mixed day. Five bogeys and three birdies, but the Irishman is still in the mix at four over par
Ian Poulter of England also cards a triple-bogey eight at 14, but he shows he has matured as a golfer to steady the ship and claw his way back to one over for the tournament
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