Sean O'Hair carded an impressive seven-under-par 64 to tie fellow American Jim Furyk for the clubhouse lead during the second round at the Deutsche Bank Championship Saturday. The pair, at 12-under 130, led by two strokes from South African Retief Goosen (67) and Australian Marc Leishman (62) with half the field back in the clubhouse. Tiger Woods, who shot an opening 70, was among the later starters. O'Hair, who started his round in 10th, took advantage of fine morning conditions at the Boston TPC. He made a great move around the turn, picking up eight strokes in a sizzling eight-hole stretch that included an eagle and six birdies, before recording his only bogey of the day at the par-four sixth. “I struck it really nicely today, gave myself a lot of opportunities for birdie and rolled it really nicely, just good speed control with the putter,” said the 27-year-old, who collected his third PGA Tour victory at Charlotte in May. Furyk, who shared the first round lead with Steve Stricker, did not do much wrong, shooting a 67 that included six birdies and two bogeys. Furyk did not miss a green in regulation on Friday and, though he was not quite as sharp in the second round, it was another tidy performance. “I hit a few bad shots, got loose once in a while, but was able to score well all day,” he said. “When I made a mistake or hit a bad shot, I was able to make par most of the time.” On Friday, Stricker had upstaged playing partner Tiger Woods to earn a share of the lead with Furyk. “I played well pretty much all day, hit a lot of fairways and gave myself a lot of opportunities,” Stricker, who missed only two fairways and three greens in regulation, told reporters. “It was one of my best ball-striking rounds this year for sure. Tee to green was pretty good and I even missed a couple of putts early in the round that I could have made.” Woods, aiming to ease the sting of a rare season without a major title, had little positive to say about his opening round after battling to a three-birdie two-bogey 70. “I didn't really do much of anything positively today,” the 14-time major champion said.
