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Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were successful a radical with Justin Thomas for the archetypal 2 days of the tourney successful Los Angeles| -10 Homa (US); -9 Mitchell (US), Rahm (Spa), Hodges (US); -8 Morikawa (US); -7 Cantlay (US); -6 McIlroy (NI), Kuchar (US); -5 Willett (Eng), Woodland (US), Zalatoris (US) |
| Selected others: -4 Scheffler (US), Lowry (US), Fleetwood (US); +1 Woods (US) |
Rory McIlroy is 4 shots disconnected the pb astatine the halfway signifier of the Genesis Invitational, portion Tiger Woods is acceptable to marque the cut.
Northern Ireland's McIlroy, who is attempting to regain the satellite fig 1 ranking successful California, carded a two-under-par 69 to beryllium astatine six under.
American Max Homa leads connected 10 nether with play suspended owed to darkness, with 14 players inactive to finish.
Woods' 2nd circular 74 enactment him astatine 1 over, wrong the projected chopped line.
The 15-time large winner, who is making his competitory comeback aft 7 months out, apologised aft his round for immoderate offence caused erstwhile helium was seen discreetly handing playing spouse Justin Thomas a tampon connected Thursday.
The American, 47, had changeable a two-under-par opening circular astatine Riviera Country Club, but blamed his putting for falling down the leaderboard connected Friday.
The tourney big said: "I did not putt good today. Probably should person changeable 5 oregon six amended than this, easily. Just didn't marque the putts aboriginal and the mediate portion of the circular erstwhile I had those opportunities."
A archetypal triumph successful the California tourney for McIlroy- which is 1 of the PGA Tour's 'elevated' events featuring an accrued prize money of $20m (£16.6m) - would instrumentality the four-time large victor to the apical of the rankings careless of existent incumbent Scottie Scheffler's position.
A apical 3 decorativeness could beryllium capable depending connected the last positions of Scheffler and Spain's Jon Rahm, who is 3rd successful the rankings.
Rahm is presently successful a necktie for 2nd connected 9 under, portion Scheffler sits astatine 4 under.
England's Danny Willett, the 2016 Masters champion, sits astatine 5 nether successful ninth place, a changeable up of compatriot Tommy Fleetwood and Ireland's Shane Lowry.
Those acceptable to miss the chopped enactment of 1 implicit see US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, England's Justin Rose and three-time large victor Jordan Spieth, who are each astatine 2 over.
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