Mark Wilson, who lives about 15 minutes away from the public course in the suburbs south of Chicago, began his second round Friday with a careless bogey when he missed the green to the left and chipped to about 10 feet. That was enough to make him remember Woods. They were paired in the last group of the third round two years ago, and Woods hooked his opening tee shot into a bunker and made bogey.
Wilson didn't have a big lead. He had to settle for a share of the lead with Justin Rose, who had a 68 and had his own remembrance of Woods.
They were paired in the final round in 2007, in the second-to-last group, when Woods got near the lead and hit the gas. He holed a long birdie putt on the 12th and wound up with a 63 for a two-shot victory.
Rose wound up making a bogey from the bunker on the 13th hole to slip two shots behind Wilson, but he closed strong. Considering that Rose opened with a 63 — tying the lowest start ever at this tournament — a 68 put him in a good frame of mind.
It was even better for Wilson, who considers Cog Hill a home course after he moved to the area. Wilson again had a large following of friends and family, and he treated them to a good show. He ran off four straight birdies around the turn, starting with a wedge to tap-in range at No. 8, and was steady the rest of the way for a 66.
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