Korean Wi sets Pebble Beach pace, Woods six back
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}South Korean Charlie Wi birdied three of his last six holes to grab an early two-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am as Tiger Woods finished six strokes off the pace.
Wi, one of three players tied for the lead overnight, fired a three-under-par 69 at Pebble Beach Golf Links, one of three venues being used this week, to post a 12-under total of 130.
In pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory, Wi eagled the par-four 13th, his fourth hole of the day, before ending his round in topsy-turvy fashion birdie-bogey-birdie-par-birdie-bogey.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}American world number 10 Dustin Johnson, tournament champion in 2009 and 2010, was alone in second after carding a 72 on the tricky Spyglass Hill layout.
Fijian Vijay Singh, who returned a 68 at Spyglass, was a further two shots back at eight under with New Zealander Danny Lee (73) and American Brian Gay (65).
Woods, however, was left frustrated after shooting a two-under 68 at Monterey Peninsula, the easiest of the three layouts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"It was decent," the former world number one told Golf Channel after finishing his round in steady drizzle and plunging temperatures. "I drove it good again today, unfortunately I just didn't make enough birdies.
"The hard part was just getting the ball in there (on the greens) where you could give it a free run. I was hitting the ball in wrong spots.
"I am six back so I need to make something happen a little bit over there," Woods added, referring to his third round on Saturday at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Three-times winner Phil Mickelson carded a 65 at Monterey Peninsula to finish five strokes off the lead, level in a large group with fellow U.S. Ryder Cup player Hunter Mahan (70).
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Julian Linden)