Dubai Desert Classic: Where Does Tiger Woods Sit On the Leaderboard?

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Tiger Woods Makes A Charge Up The Leaderboard In The Second Round At Dubai, But How Far Back Is He?

Tiger Woods made a big move up the leaderboard today at the Dubai Desert Classic. He shot a 6-under 66 to move to 7-under for the tournament. It's Woods' best round since last December at the Chevron World Challenge.

Woods is four shots behind the leader, Rory McIlroy, who fired a 4-under 68 on Friday, a day after shooting a 7-under 65 on Thursday. McIlory is looking for his first victory since last May.

There's another familiar name in second place after two rounds: Sergio Garcia. After taking a lot of time off last season, and not just because he was missing cuts, Garcia has been impressive thus far. He sits at 10-under, just one stroke behind McIlroy going into the weekend.

Garcia had really fallen on hard times the last couple of years, so it's good to see him back and performing well in a tournament.

Thomas Aiken is tied with Garcia for second place at 10-under. Steve Webster is at 8-under, and then Tiger is among five golfers at 7-under.

For Tiger, the key to his success on Friday was his putting. He didn't have one bogey in the second round. We have seen glimpses of him finding his old form before, but he has never been able to hold on to it throughout a tournament.

His performance Friday was a step in the right direction, but it's not enough. We will have to see how he performs on Saturday and Sunday to see how close he really is to being all the way back.

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