Tiger Woods looks to make cut alongside Rory McIlroy at Genesis Invitational round two – live
Woods lines up alongside Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy at The Riviera Country Club
Tiger Woods is back in action at the Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club in California, playing alongside Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy in the feature group, as he looks to build on an impressive opening round. Woods shot a two-under-par 69 to be tied 27th coming into this second round, while Thomas finished round one on -3 and McIlroy scored -4, three shots back from co-leaders Max Home and Keith Mitchell at seven under par (64).
There was a raucous atmosphere following the trio yesterday and the spotlight will no doubt be on Woods even more intensely today after he was caught passing a tampon to friend Thomas after out-driving his opponent, in what appeared to be a sexist joke. Woods is likely to be asked for his explanation of the prank following the round. Follow all the latest golf news as well as live updates from the Genesis Invitational below.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
Tiger might well need a par here on the ninth, his last hole of the day.
And that is so incredibly close to him doing so! A little lift onto the green, bumping the ball toward the pin and...it catches the edge of the hole and rolls around!
It’s a bogey for Tiger Woods, he finishes the second round on one over par and he’ll have to wait and see if that’s enough to make the cut.
Stay tuned to the site later for reaction to his round and yesterday’s antics.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
Par four, 441 yards on the eighth. A slope away to the right and rolling down and right off the green. The pin is back left today, so plenty of the green to aim for beforehand off the second shot - if the tee shot is good.
Tiger can only do enough to bogey though, leaving him even par heading onto the final hole.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
Nice and straight and onto the fairway for Woods on the seventh. Final three holes of the day for the group.
He sets himself up for a long birdie chance, 37 feet, and it’s not far off at all. Tap-in for par, though he’ll feel he might need to claw back one stroke before the end of the day to be assured of making the cut, perhaps.
Morikawa is now sharing the lead on nine under after two sensational putts from off the green. Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth and Matt Wallace among those looking well outside the cut right now.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
The bunker shot is much better but this will be a bogey minimum. The cut line is still even par, so he’s cutting it fine as it stands. His first putt, fourth shot, is just a shade under five feet...and he rolls it in. Just about! One under now.
Par for the other pair.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
Onto the sixth hole for the marquee group.
A par three, just 170 yards. McIlory and JT land it nicely near the pin and they’ll hope to birdie from here, but Woods’ just fails to clear a ridge and rolls away down the far end of the green. 70 feet, so a pitch over a small bunker or a putt around it are the options.
He opts for the putter, looking to go around and uphill - but fails to do the first of those and it’s straight into the sand.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
Par four but McIlroy opts for the iron off the fifth tee. Five wood for Thomas by the looks of it. Both hit the fairway. Woods goes much cleaner and it’s a long putt for a birdie, 28 feet...wayward. Should be a fine par, and is.
Thomas bogeys for the second hole in a row to move back to two under, level with Woods.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
Down on the fourth, each of McIlroy, Thomas and Woods land their tee shot on the green...and each have to watch on as it rolls off the back.
A frustrating green this weekend, with very few making it stick.
Chipping in from that side isn’t an option so they look to putt from off the green, but again Woods is unhappy as his contact is too firm, leaving himself a ten-footer for par. He waits, waits...and sinks it. Very solid again, perhaps that putter is warming up now. Two in a row from ten or so.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
A fine wedge approach shot leaves Woods just five feet out and his smooth stroke lands a second successive par.
McIlroy’s brilliant chip almost lands him an eagle; a far less-impressive putt then costs him a birdie. Par for both he and Thomas.
Keith Mitchell has gone nine under with another birdie, taking a two-shot lead.
Tiger Woods live: Genesis Invitational round 2
At three, a par four, Woods absolutely cracks one straight down the fairway. Much better hit than off the second.
McIlroy gets a kind bounce to fly past Tiger’s ball, but Thomas is out off on the rough once more.
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