Tiger Woods insists he remains in the hunt for a sixth Memorial tournament title despite blowing a sensational charge up the leaderboard on day two at Muirfield Village.
Woods, a five-time winner at the US PGA Tour event in Columbus, Ohio, turned on a vintage display which sent the large crowds into a frenzy when he holed out for eagle with a wedge from 95 yards at the par-5 11th.
The 14-time major winner raced out to six-under but an uncharacteristic series of missed short putts, and a late bogey, left him with a 67 on a weather-interrupted second round.
At five under, Woods sits six shots off the pace at the halfway mark.
Former amateur world No.1 Joaquin Niemann (68), from Chile, and Kyle Stanley (66) top the leaderboard at 11 under, while Byeong Hun An (67) sits outright third two shots back.
Woods' iron play was razor sharp, hitting 14 of 18 greens and, with an average proximity of 19 feet from the hole, he ranks first in the field for approach play.
He was also accurate with the driver, finding nine fairways from 14.
"I had control of pretty much everything but unfortunately I just hit terrible putts, which is not something I normally do," Woods said.
For the closing rounds, Woods says he will draw on experience from his astonishing record at the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event.
He won each edition between 1999 and 2001 before adding two more titles in 2009 and 2012.
"I've always felt comfortable here," Woods said.
"If I can get it going and I can play well like this on the weekend, then I've got a great chance of winning this tournament."
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