Tiger Woods at Wyndham Championship 2015: Friday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

Tiger Woods surged into a tie for the lead at the 2015 Wyndham Championship after posting a five-under 65 during Friday's second round. The score moves him to 11 under overall, which leaves him level with Tom Hoge atop the leaderboard with only a few groups left on the course.

This week's event marks Woods' last opportunity to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. A victory would earn him a berth in the postseason, but anything less, including a solo second, would force him to get outside help to make the cut, per Mike McAllister of the PGATour.com.

With that in mind, let's check out his scorecard from Round 2 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. That's followed by a glance at the tournament leaderboard and a recap of Woods' play.

Round 2 Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
Par	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	35
Score	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	34
Overall	-5	-5	-6	-6	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-
Par	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	35
Score	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	31
Overall	-7	-7	-8	-9	-9	-11	-11	-11	-11	-

Tournament Leaderboard

Day 2 Recap

Woods' 64 in the opening round marked his best score since he posted a 61 at the Bridgestone Invitational in 2013. Afterward, he talked about finally catching the breaks he needed to turn a good round into a great one, as noted by Bob Harig of ESPN.

"I felt very good out there," Woods said. "I hit a lot of good iron shots, made some putts. A round that probably could have been to two to four under and turned into six [under]. I was telling [caddie Joey LaCava] today it was nice to finally get something out of it today instead of going the other way."

His second trip around the North Carolina course got off to an inauspicious start, though.

He made a nice recovery after missing the fairway at No. 1 to leave himself just inside 25 feet for birdie. Instead, he ended up three-putting from there to open the afternoon with a bogey. He can't afford many of those mistakes this week given his extremely small margin for error.

The 14-time major champion bounced back nicely. He birdied two of the next four holes, including a near-eagle at the fifth that left him a tap-in birdie.

Woods had an opportunity to get even more out of the round if he could have found a rhythm with the putter in the early going. He had multiple mid-range birdie looks on the front nine and, while the crowd waited for a chance to erupt, most of his putts didn't fall.

He made the turn at one under par for the round after trading a bogey at the seventh with a birdie on the eighth. Harig provided two key numbers from the front side:

There were a couple of narrow misses with the putter to open the back nine. Woods came up short twice in a row on downhill efforts. Those are the strokes he'll think about if he comes up a bit short Sunday afternoon.

He started to pick up the pace after that.

Woods, who entered the week ranked No. 286 in the world, hit a laser off the tee on the par-three 12th that nearly caught the hole, which the PGA Tour highlighted:

It allowed him to start a quick trip on the birdie train. He made that effort from seven feet, but it paled in comparison to his long-range make on the 13th. After his approach shot came up short, he finally gave the crowd a chance to let out a "Tiger roar" by draining a 25-foot putt with a lot of break.

The PGA Tour spotlighted that shot as well:

He kept the positive vibes going with a key par save on No. 14 and then attacked the par-five 15th in vintage Tiger fashion. He followed a bullet into the fairway with a terrific approach, which left him 10 feet for eagle. He rolled the putt into the center of the cup.

Once again, the crowd responded, as Golf Channel's Tiger Tracker pointed out:

The eagle moved him into a tie for a tournament lead for the first time since the aforementioned 2013 Bridgestone, according to Justin Ray of Golf Channel.

Woods parred the final two holes to post a 65. It was a round where his play with the irons gave him a bunch of looks at birdie and, while they didn't all go in, he made enough to push himself firmly into the mix with two days to go.

Above all else, it represented another day of progress for Tiger, as Jason Sobel of ESPN discussed:

Ray provided the critical numbers about what leading after two days means as Woods looks for his 80th PGA Tour victory:

He also added further insight about the strong start:

Although the final two rounds are going to decide how much this event means to Woods in the bigger picture, there's a lot to like about his play so far. He's been able to avoid the round-destroying mistakes that have occurred far too often in 2015.

It's fair to point out that it's not a major, or anything close for that matter, but there's still pressure in terms of the playoff race. He's responded by playing two rock-solid rounds of golf in a row, a rarity for him since the start of last season.

Now the question is how Woods will play over the weekend as the golf world looks on and wonders if this is the event where he finally turns the corner.