Bring you a Tiger Woods sighting

Bring you a Tiger Woods sighting

The four-time champion, maligned for the better part of a year for his performance both on and off the golf course, shook up Augusta National late this afternoon with a 66, adding a little red, white and blue to what was becoming an international party.Starting on No. 8, Woods birdied seven of the last 11 holes to put himself in a tie for third place after the second round, just three shots behind first-round co-leader Rory McIlroy. Woods capped his day -- the best he's had here since last winning in 2005 -- with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th, which he punctuated with Choose Good Golf Grip For Nice Control an old-school Tiger fist pump.Ageless Fred Couples, who shot 68, is joined at 5 under by the Rickys -- or Rickies -- in Ricky Barnes and Rickie Fowler, as well as Korea's Y.E. Yang.All told, 18 players are within seven shots of the lead going into the final two rounds, none of whom are named Phil Mickelson, who failed to make a move from 2 under with a 72."I'll just be concentrating on the golf course," said McIlroy, who made just one bogey on his way to a 69. "If you start thinking about anyone else here, if you let your mind wander at all, it can cost you."

Woods' head might have been spinning a bit as he neared the turn Friday. Canceling out birdies with bogeys, he stood at even par for the tournament heading to the eighth hole.From there, though, he started making his move, birdieing the eighth, ninth and the historically difficult 10th. He nearly holed out for eagle on the 14th as he shot 31 on the back side.The one involving age might prove to be just as important for the younger players hanging around the leaderboard, like Day and the 22-year-old Fowler. McIlroy, though, has played beyond his age for years, and he's not lacking in confidence.