Woods takes lead at Tour Championship

ATLANTA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods, closing in on his second FedEx Cup title in three years, seized a one-shot lead Friday midway through the Tour Championship.

A victory this week at the East Lake Golf Club would wrap up the FedEx Cup crown for the world's No. 1 player and the $10 million that goes with it.

Woods finished two rounds at 5-under 135 while Padraig Harrington and first-round leader Sean O'Hair shared second at 136. If Woods slips over the weekend, at least six other players would have a chance to capture the cup by winning this tournament.

That group includes Harrington and O'Hair, along with Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson, Heath Slocum and Steve Stricker.

Woods had a chance to open a larger lead Friday, but he missed putts inside 5 feet on both the 15th and 16th holes and then bogeyed the par-3 18th.

"The day as a whole was a good day. I shot under par," Woods said. "Today's round probably could have been one or two better for sure. But overall I'm very pleased with my scoring the first two days."

Ernie Els moved into fourth place by himself at 137 and Kenny Perry and Jerry Kelly were tied for fifth at 138.

Stewart Cink made a quadruple bogey at the par-4 10th hole and wound up tied for seventh at 139 with Angel Cabrera, Jason Dufner, Nick Watney and Lucas Glover.