Woods, Cink make moves, but Chopra holds lead

Tiger Woods rebounded from a rough opening round at the Western Open, but Phil Mickelson stumbled badly. And Stewart Cink jumped into contention with one of the best rounds ever at the tournament.

Woods shot a 4-under 67 during the second round Friday, a day after struggling for a 1 over. Still, he was seven shots behind leader Daniel Chopra, who carded a 5-under 66 to hold a two-stroke lead over Vijay Singh at Cog Hill in Lemont, Ill.

Chopra, who began the day in a four-way tie for the lead, is at 10 under. Singh shot 67 to stand at 8 under. Mickelson, who went into the second round one stroke back, shot a 3-over 74 and was 1 under for the tournament.

But it was Cink who impressed after a 6-under 29 on the front nine tied the tournament's nine-hole record. His 64 for the round was one off the mark for 18 holes. That put him at 7-under 135 and in a tie for third with Trevor Immelman and Joe Ogilvie.

LPGA Tour

Michelle Wie and Annika Sorenstam moved another step closer to a final-round showdown in the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship in Gladstone, N.J.

Wie, a 16-year-old first-year pro who is seeded second in the event, beat friend Christina Kim 3 and 2 in the second round. The top-seeded Sorenstam beat Heather Young, also 3 and 2.

Champions Tour

Tom Watson delighted the biggest gallery on the course with a 4-under-par 66 that gave him the second-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open in Hutchinson, Kan.

Watson had two bogeys and six birdies.

-- The Associated Press