Westwood Shoots Up Leaderboard

Westwood: Getty ImagesThe fear of TPC Sawgrass is now becoming a distant memory.  The greens are soft, and the wind is still, making the second round of The Players Championship day two of the  shoot-out.  Lee Westwood went after the golf course, shooting a -7 under, 65, to take a one-shot lead heading into the weekend.  According to the Associated Press, with Westwood being at -12 under, 132, he ties the lowest score to lead The Players Championship since Greg Norman was at -14 under in 1994, going on to set the 72-hole record.

Golf's biggest names, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, continued their trend of barely sticking around, as each, yet again, shot the same -1 under, 71, to bring them both to -3 under, after 36 holes of golf.  They'll need a Westwood performance of today to be anywhere close to the leaders after Saturday, that is for sure.  Nine shots is no easy task to make up, especially with the scores the other golfers are putting up.

If the weather holds and the greens stay as they are it could be anyone's tournament.  The weekend will be a test to see who has the most guts, and who wants to take the chance to put up some birdies and eagles, for that's what it'll take to win this tournament.  The shoot-out continues.