Tiger Watch--Day 2

Tiger Woods took a step back at the Bridgestone Invitational, only it had nothing to do with his leg. Woods was a little sloppy at times with his short game, a sign of rust from having not played a tournament in nearly three months, and fell back to the middle of the pack at Firestone with a 1-over 71 on Friday.

• He missed a 2-foot putt for par--FUNDAMENTALS SIR
• A bunker shot from just below the green on the par-5 second hole barely got to the fringe--NICE SHOT ALICE 
• A shot from the rough that covered the flag took a hard hop over the green and led to a double bogey--KARMA

At least he wasn’t limping. “I didn’t putt as well as I did yesterday, and consequently, I just never got the round going,” Woods said.

The conditions were about the same as they were for the opening round—hot, humid, soft and ripe for low scores. Rickie Fowler had eight birdies and holed out from the fairway for eagle in his round of 64 to share the early lead at 8-under with Adam Scott and Ryan Moore.

Woods wound up seven shots behind, his chances hurt not by the shots he has to make up on the weekend, but the number of players in front of him.

Stay strong Tiger it ain't over yet just ask Jean Van de Velde...