Woods, 9 under, can’t keep up with Garrigus

— Five strokes off the lead after two rounds, Tiger Woods thinks the CIMB Classic course “can be had” and still expects a total of better than 20 under par to win it.

Robert Garrigus, the second-round leader by two strokes over South Africa’s Jbe Kruger, has upped the ante. With back-to-back rounds of 64 and a 14-under total of 128, he’s looking to go 10 strokes beyond Woods’ projection to win the tournament.

“I’m going to try to get to 30 if I can,” he said, explaining that in his first tournament of the year he was 6 over after eight holes and played the next 54 at 32 under par. “So I can do it. I just need to do it on the weekend when it counts.

“I feel like if I’m putting well, no disrespect to anybody on the PGA Tour, they’re all great players, but I feel like I can beat anybody in the world.”

Garrigus’ 128 is his lowest ever 36-hole total in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, improving on the 130 he had when he finished second this year in the Canadian Open. The American has one tour title, in 2010, but has six runner up finishes - including three this season. A victory Sunday won’t officially count on the PGA Tour, but the CIMB Classic is being added to the tour schedule for next year.

Woods was upstaged by playing partner Kruger on Friday at The Mines.

Playing his first competitive round with Woods, Kruger pumped his right arm after each of his eight birdies in a round that contained only one bogey despite the soggy conditions. He had 64 in his second round and was 12 under, two shots clear of Australia’s Greg Chalmers (69) and overnight leader Troy Matteson, who followed his opening 63 with 69.

Woods had a 67 and was tied for fifth at 9 under with Kevin Na (66) and Zimbabwe’s Brendon De Jonge (65).

LPGA

Pettersen, Park in lead

YANG MEI, Taiwan - Norway’s Suzann Pettersen shot a 7-under-par 65 Friday to share the second-round lead with South Korea’s Inbee Park in the LPGA Taiwan Championship.

The winners the last two weeks in the opening events on the tour’s Asian Swing, Pettersen and Park had 10-under 134 totals at the Sunrise Golf and Country Club. Park shot a 69.

Karen Stuples (Arkansas State) is at 4 over for the tournament and is tied for 59th place.

Park won the LPGA Malaysia two weeks ago for her second victory of the year. She also leads the money list and is second in the player of the year standings, 40 points behind Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks), who is taking the week off. Park would earn 30 points with a victory this weekend.

EUROPEAN TOUR

Hanson fires a 64

SHANGHAI - Sweden’s Peter Hanson shot an 8-underpar 64 Friday to take a two stroke lead over defending champion Rory McIlroy after the second round of the European Tour’s BMW Masters.

Hanson had a 14-under 130 total on The Masters Course at Lake Malaren.

McIlroy, the world’s No. 1 player, had seven birdies in a 65. Sweden’s Robert Karlsson was three strokes back after a 64.

John Daly (Dardanelle, Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 74 and is at even-par 144 for the tournament.

WEB.COM TOUR

Hicks up by two strokes

McKINNEY, Texas - Justin Hicks shot a 2-under-par69 in breezy conditions Friday to take a two-stroke after the second round of the Web.com Tour Championship.

The top 60 on the money list qualified for the season ending event at TPC Craig Ranch, and the final top 25 will earn 2013 PGA Tour cards. At 11th on the money list, Hicks has already wrapped up a tour card. He had an 8-under 134 total.

Justin Bolli and Canadian Brad Fritsch were tied for second. They each shot 71. Fritsch is 21st on the money list, and Bolli 44th.

Russell Henley, a former Georgia player who won the Jacksonville Open on Sunday for his second victory of the year, was 5 under along with James Hahn, Scott Gardiner (Farmington) and Michael Putnam. Henley is third on the money list, Hahn 13th, Gardiner 14th and Putnam 30th.

Tag Ridings (Arkansas Razorbacks) fell from first to a tie for eighth after a 2-over 73 Friday. Ridings is at 138 for the tournament. Ridings is 51st on the money list and needs a big finish to break into the top 25.

David Lingmerth (Razorbacks) shot an even-par 71 Friday and is tied for 14th place with a 139. Lingmerth is eighth on the money list.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Rain hampers AT&T

SAN ANTONIO - Mark Calcavecchia shot a 5-underpar 67 Friday to take a two stroke lead over Kenny Perry in the suspended first round of the Champions Tour’s AT&T Championship.

Thirty-three of the 80 players were unable to complete the round because of darkness. The round started on time, but play was delayed 3 hours, 18 minutes when a rainstorm blew through with lightning and strong wind gusts. The temperature dropped as low as 48 degrees.

Perry was 3 under with three holes left when play was suspended on TPC San Antonio’s Canyons Course.

Sports, Pages 30 on 10/27/2012

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