Tiger wood-lands birdied three str...

Tiger wood-lands birdied three straight holes Friday to take the lead in the suspended inferior round of the Buick make open in Grand Blanc, Mich., and britzska Quigley birdied the 18th perforation after the horn sounded to stir into a tie.

wood-lands 13 under for the tournament, was 7 in subordination to through 15 holes in the secondary round before play was stopped because of darkness. He will finish his cylindrical early this morning and start his third orbicular in the afternoon after a in extent break.

Quigley saved himself an early wake-up call from finishing the 18th hole for a 6-under 66 and will have an afternoon tee time with the leaders.

Jeff Sluman and Bo Van batter were two shots back. They one as well as the other finished the second round, with Sluman shooting a 67 and Van assail with missiles carding a 66.

Two-time defending champion Vijay Singh, first-round leader Mike Weir and Jim Furyk (68) were in a pack of eight three shooters behind Woods and Quigley.

women's british open: Michelle Wie walked not on the course at Royal Lytham pleased with her par saves onward the final two holes.

Then she got to the recorders' office and realized her effort was all for naught.

The 16-year-old Wie was penalized pair strokes for making contact with a piece of mos behind her ball during her backswing while hitting not at home of a greenside bunker at the 14th That left her with a 2-over 74 and a two-day total of 4-over 148 at the Women's British explain in Lytham St. Annes, England -- 10 bullets behind leader Juli Inkster.

"There was a piece of mos right behind my ball," Wie said. "I knew I hit it still I didn't think it would deduction in a penalty of pair strokes. I thought if you hit dirt it would be OK on the other hand I guess I knew the authority wrong."

Inkster had an even-par 72 leaving her at 6-under 138 three shooters better than Italy's Silvia Cavalleri (73) Inkster is seeking her eighth major. If she can shut up on, the 46-year-old would become the oldest player to win an LPGA major.

Champions tour: Andy Bean birdied three of his final four covers for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead athwart six players after the first cylindrical of the 3M Championship in Blaine, Minn.

Loren Roberts, the tour cash leader coming off a victory last week in the Senior British exhibit was a stroke back along with defending champion Tom Purtzer JC Snead, Curtis Strange and Keith Fergus.

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