Goosen moves to 7-under for the tournament before first-day leader Bubba Watson began his round.
View full sizeTiger Woods, pictured Thursday during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, shot 2-over 72 on Friday.UPDATED, 2:04 p.m.
AKRON, Ohio -- Tiger Woods' struggles continued Friday in the second round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational.
Woods completed his second round Friday afternoon at Firestone Country Club at 2-over 72, dropping to 6-over overall. He stands tied for 75th place in the 81-player field. Woods had three birdies and five bogeys Friday. The good news for Woods is there is no cut, so he can continue to work on his game over the weekend.
Stow native Ben Curtis is tied for 22nd at minus-1 after an even par round of 70 on Friday.
The first-day leader, Bubba Watson, teed off at 1:30 p.m. Starting on the back side, he began with three pars through three holes. Watson entered the day at 6-under 64 for a two-stroke lead over Kenny Perry, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott and Graeme McDowell.
But there was a new leader before Watson began his second round. Retief Goosen, who entered Friday's round at 3-under, moved to eight under for the tournament at one point. He logged a bogey on the Par-4 18th to drop to 7-under. Goosen shot 3-under on the front side and had three birdies against two bogeys on the back side.
Justin Leonard had a terrific day, finishing his second round at 4-under 66. Leonard is tied with Watson in second place at 6-under overall.