The German finished with two birdies, including a brilliant
bunker shot at the 18th hole to reach 10 under.
Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti shot 65 for the lowest score of
the round. Sweden’s Christian Nilsson had a 68 to join Zanatti a shot behind
the leader.
Standing two shots back are Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez
Castano (67), India’s Shiv Kapur (70) and Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts (70).
American Todd Hamilton, the 2004 British Open winner, shot
70 to trail by another stroke.
Kuchar, Wi share lead
In Lemont, Illinois, Matt Kuchar was feeling
terrible and playing even worse. He managed to keep it together Friday in the
BMW Championship to tie for the lead with Charlie Wi.
Kuchar made four bogeys through eight holes as he battled an
infection that made it difficult to stand up. He rallied with four birdies on
the back nine for a 1-over 72 and goes into the weekend atop the leaderboard.
Wi wrote a reminder to himself to stay patient, and it paid
off in a round of 69.
They were at 6-under 136, one shot ahead of Marc Leishman, a
runner-up at Cog Hill last year, whose 65 was the best score of the day.
Tiger Woods made another double bogey and shot 72, leaving
him nine shots behind in a tie for 40th. He needs to finish around fifth to
qualify for the FedEx Cup finale at the Tour Championship.
