Donald and Wilson early 2nd-round co-leaders at Memorial; Weir moves up, Woods doesn’t

Weir moves up, Woods doesn’t

DUBLIN, Ohio — Jonathan Byrd was among those who made a move Friday at the Memorial. Tiger Woods did not.

Byrd made a birdie on his final hole for a 4-under 68, giving him a one-shot lead over former Masters champion Mike Weir and Mark Wilson among those who played early in the second round.

Woods had made few mistakes from tee to green in shooting a first-round 69, but was unable to build on it. He followed up with a 74 that left him at 1-under 143. He played the four par-3 holes in 3-over in the second round.

“If you miss it on the short side, you’re not going to make pars here,” Woods said. “You have to make sure you hit the ball on the correct side. I didn’t do that today.”

Byrd played bogey-free and was at 7-under 137.

Luke Donald needed only 20 putts in the first round for a 64, which set the tournament record for fewest putts and tied the record for lowest opening round. However, he already had dropped three shots on the front nine when the winds began to swirl.

Weir had a second straight 69, while Wilson had a 70 to finish 36 holes at 6-under 138.

Ernie Els, playing in the same threesome with Woods and former Masters champion Zach Johnson, holed a sand shot on his final hole for birdie for another 70 to get to 140.