2005 Buick Open Woods Shoots 61, Gets Within One of Singh By Associated Press - July 29, 2005 GRAND BLANC, Mich. -- Tiger Woods had plenty of reasons to pump his right fist and flash an ear-to-ear grin. Woods shot an 11-under 61 Friday in the second round of the Buick Open, matching the best score of his career and the tournament record. He had consecutive eagles for the first time in a PGA Tour event in an eagle-eagle-birdie-birdie stretch. Tiger Woods had the round of the day, but Vijay Singh has the 36-hole lead.``That's the best golfer in the world playing at his best,'' said Fred Funk, who was in Woods' group. Woods went into the weekend at 12-under 132, one shot behind defending champion Vijay Singh (66). The top two players in the world rankings will be paired in the final group Saturday. ``It's going to be fun, but there are two rounds to go,'' Woods said. ``We can't just sit still with a bunch of pars. We have to keep making birdies.'' Last year, Singh needed to reach 23 under to beat John Daly by a stroke and Woods by two. Craig Barlow (67) was alone in third, two shots behind Singh. Funk (66) was in a group of six at 134 Woods' previous 61s came at the 2000 NEC Invitational and the 1999 Byron Nelson Classic, both par-70 courses. While shooting 11 under for the first time, he tied the Buick Open record Billy Mayfair set in 2001. If Woods had birdied his final two holes, he would have finished with a 59, tying the PGA Tour record shared by three players. David Duval was the last to reach golf's magic number, in the final round of the 1999 Bob Hope Classic. ``Yeah, it crosses your mind,'' Woods said. He became the third PGA Tour player to make consecutive eagles this year. Lee Janzen and Tag Ridings did it at the Bob Hope Classic. He is the fourth to do it at the Buick Open, a tournament that started in 1958. Woods opened at Warwick Hills with a 71, needing a 68 to avoid missing the cut. He missed the cut in May at the Byron Nelson Championship, the first time in more than seven years he left a tournament before it ended.