Woods Takes Over Lead at AT&T National

It looks like Tiger Woods meant it when he said that he wanted to be a “greedy host” at the AT&T National.  Woods followed up his opening round 64 with an impressive 4-under 66 to leave him at 10-under for the tournament.  His 36 hole score sets a new Congressional scoring record, besting the previous record of 9-under held by Tom Pernice Jr. and Jeff Overton.

Tiger Woods leads the field at the AT&T National. (Image: Zuma Press)

First round leader Anthony Kim couldn’t capitalize on his terrific opening round 62, falling behind Woods by two strokes after shooting a round of even par for the day.  Former U.S. Open winner Jim Furyk is lurking in the weeds after scores of 66 and 67 for the first two days.  He finds himself at 7-under for the tourney, three strokes back of Tiger.  Unfortunately for Kim, Furyk, and Rod Pampling, who sits in second at 9-under, they face a daunting task if they plan on overtaking Woods and claim victory on Sunday.  Tiger’s record when leading, or sharing the lead after 36 holes in a tournament is a staggering 31-6, and he has won the last eleven times from said position, dating back to the 2004 Byron Nelson Championship.