Tiger Woods hails superb 61 but shot at history falls short in second round of WGC Bridgestone Invitational Indeed it is not. It was the best score of the day by five shots and was well worth the trademark Tiger celebration. Woods equalled the course record and established a seven-shot lead on 13-under. If and when he prevails tomorrow it would be his eighth win at Firestone - and his fifth of the season. His continued drought in the majors makes no sense at times like this. It certainly did not for young Chris Wood from Bristol, who, courtesy of his 68 for a six-under total, will achieve a boyhood dream and partner Woods on Saturday. "I just didn't see a 61 out there and the cheers for each of his birdies were incredible - like a football match," Wood said. He's been my sporting hero since I took up golf as a 10-year-old and to play with him, in the final group when he's in this form will be extra special. Of course, every aspect of Woods's game was sharp; yet his putting stats stood out. He one-putted the first seven greens, had 16 putts through his first 14 holes - and 22 in total. He began birdie-eagle-birdie and from the 10th had four birdies in succession. But what defines Woods in this mood is his utter refusal to submit to a hole. On the sixth he got up and down from six-iron range and on the14th, after driving into the trees, he holed a 10-footer. yet it was the 18th which sums him up. Anybody else would have bogeyed, having just seen the prospects of a 59 die and having seen their attempted miracle shot hit a tree after another wild drive. Not Woods. He found a route to the fringe and holed from 26 feet to make par having hit neither fairway or green. "Those big par putts are bigger than making birdies," Woods said. It's the feeling of never dropping a shot. I kept the card clean today. And that's nice. It was easy to overlook everybody else here. In a tie with Wood is the defending champion Keegan Bradley and because of the organisers" decision to play in three-balls to counter the forecasted storms, he will also play in the last group. Luke Donald is on four-under after a 69, while Rory McIlroy one-over after a 71. They all have to tip their caps to Woods. Next week's USPGA cannot come soon enough.