- Jordan Spieth leads Farmers Insurance Open at halfway stage after second round 63
- Playing partner Tiger Woods could only manage a one-under par round of 71
- First round leader Stewart Cink now second after also shooting a 71 on Friday
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(CNN) — While Tiger Woods continues to find his feet at the Farmers Insurance Open in California, the man who many are tipping to be his heir is racing to the front of the pack.
Jordan Spieth fired a second-round 63 at Torrey Pines’ North course on Friday to move one shot ahead of first round leader Stewart Cink, who backed up an opening round 64 with a one-under 71.
The 20-year-old won the John Deere Classic last July to become the first teenage winner on the PGA Tour for 82 years and is now in pole position to claim a second tour title after producing a flawless display which included nine birdies and no bogeys.
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“Any time you can shoot a lower score than a 66 or 65 and you can really get it deep and be in a zone and not worry about what your score is … that’s special,” Spieth said, PGATour.com reported.
“That’s proving that I can play my best golf when it matters on a PGA Tour venue. Each time you can do that, you get more and more confident that you can do it more often,” he added.
Woods, who was paired with Spieth, could only manage a one-under 71 to add to an even par opening round.
The 38-year-old has won eight times at Torrey Pines — including 2008 U.S. Open — is now languishing down in a tie for 50th.
“I was just a fraction off, and at this level and on golf courses like this, if you’re just a fraction off it doesn’t take much, especially as tight as the North Course is,” Woods said, PGATOUR.com reported.
“I had so many balls that landed in the fairway that went in the rough. Now I can’t be aggressive, I’ve got to play conservative into some of these flags. When you should be able to fire at some of these flags, I just couldn’t.”
The 14-time major winning admitted before the tournament that
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