Big names rise to top of Buick Open leaderboard

GRAND BLANC, Mich. -- Vijay Singh kept a share of the lead at the Buick Open on Friday and there were plenty of big names in contention after two rounds.

Singh, the first-round leader, Jim Furyk and Billy Andrade were tied for the lead at 11 under.

John Daly matched his best round of the year with a 64 and was tied with three others one stroke behind the leaders. Tiger Woods had a 4-under 68 and was among four others another shot back.

The cut was 4 under, matching the low for the season on the PGA Tour.

Singh, who had a 70 Friday, was one of the few on the leaderboard unable to take advantage of soggy conditions that made Warwick Hills even more susceptible to low scores.

Furyk, playing in his fourth tournament since having wrist surgery in March, has a legitimate shot at being the first to repeat at the Buick Open since Tony Lema in 1965. He had a second-round 67, hitting every fairway for the second straight day, and has been in the 60s in 14 of his last 16 rounds at Warwick Hills.

Woods pulled within a shot of the leaders with a birdie at No. 14, but followed that with his first bogey of the tournament on the next hole.

Players vying for a spot on the Ryder Cup team have three tournaments left to earn points.