Tiger Woods nearly made history on Friday during the second round of the 2013 Bridgestone Invitational. Woods shot a 61, good for 9-under par, pushing him to 13-under for the tournament and a commanding seven-stroke lead after 36 holes at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational scores: Tiger Woods dominates Round 2
Woods came two strokes shy of tying a PGA Tour record, shooting a 61 on Friday to take a seven-stroke lead at Firestone Country Club.
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Only five golfers in the history of the PGA Tour have recorded a 59 in a single round, and for a while it seemed Woods would become the sixth. He was 9-under through 13 holes, but parred each of his final five holes.
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Woods holds his seven-stroke lead over Keegan Bradley and Chris Wood, who both shot 68 on Friday and are 6-under through two rounds. First-round leader Webb Simpson, who shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday, was 5-over on Friday for a 75 and is currently tied for 16th place at 1-under.
Henrik Stenson shot an even-par 70 on Friday and is tied for fourth place at 5-under par with Bill Haas.
Here is the full top 15 heading into the weekend:
| Place | Player | 2nd Round | Total |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | -9 | -13 |
| T2 | Keegan Bradley | -2 | -6 |
| T2 | Chris Wood | -2 | -6 |
| T4 | Bill Haas | -2 | -5 |
| T4 | Henrik Stenson | E | -5 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | -1 | -4 |
| T6 | Luke Donald | -1 | -4 |
| T6 | Jason Dufner | -1 | -4 |
| T6 | Bubba Watson | -1 | -4 |
| 10 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | -2 | -3 |
| T11 | Richard Sterne | -2 | -2 |
| T11 | John Merrick | -4 | -2 |
| T11 | Steve Stricker | -3 | -2 |
| T11 | Rickie Fowler | +1 | -2 |
| T11 | Harris English | -2 | -2 |
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