ST. LOUIS — Just as Tiger Woods stepped to the first tee Friday a bit before 2 p.m. local time to begin his second round in the PGA Championship, weather warning signs popped up around Bellerive Country Club.

Another cloud on Tiger’s horizon was the scoreboard — he was 10 shots behind leader Gary Woodland.

But against that backdrop, Tiger provided his own lightning to the thunderous approval of galleries that were so immense you had to wonder if all of St. Louis was in attendance.

Knowing he needed to go low, Woods did just that as he rammed home a birdie putt from 14 feet on the second hole, then stuck his approach with a pitching wedge on the third hole to 3 feet for another birdie.

It was a 180 from his start on Thursday, when he bogeyed his first hole, then made double on his second and looked defeated. He rebounded by going 3 under his last 10 holes, finishing with an even-par 70.
ST. LOUIS — Just as Tiger Woods stepped to the first tee Friday a bit before 2 p.m. local time to begin his second round in the PGA Championship, weather warning signs popped up around Bellerive Country Club.

Another cloud on Tiger’s horizon was the scoreboard — he was 10 shots behind leader Gary Woodland.

But against that backdrop, Tiger provided his own lightning to the thunderous approval of galleries that were so immense you had to wonder if all of St. Louis was in attendance.

Knowing he needed to go low, Woods did just that as he rammed home a birdie putt from 14 feet on the second hole, then stuck his approach with a pitching wedge on the third hole to 3 feet for another birdie.

It was a 180 from his start on Thursday, when he bogeyed his first hole, then made double on his second and looked defeated. He rebounded by going 3 under his last 10 holes, finishing with an even-par 70.