Woods soars into lead on two eagles By Doug Ferguson Dec 2, 2011 5:41 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. ?Tiger Woods knows he뭩 playing better than he has in the last two years, and he has the leaderboard to prove it. Woods hit a half-dozen extraordinary shots Friday in the Chevron World Challenge on his way to a 5-under 67, giving him a three-shot lead over Matt Kuchar and K.J. Choi going into the weekend at Sherwood Country Club. Photos Chevron World Challenge It was the second straight tournament that Woods had the 36-hole lead. Three weeks ago at the Australian Open, he was one shot ahead until a 75 in the third round. Woods wound up in third place at The Lakes, his best finish of the year. With each round, it looks as though his best might not be too far behind. . Woods had two eagles, and nearly had a third with a flop shot from behind the 13th green that he was still talking about long after his round. Not even a double bogey on the par-3 15th hole when a gust knocked his ball into the water could keep him from a comfortable lead after two rounds. 밒 want the lead after four days,?said Woods, winless in his last 26 official starts dating to the Australian Masters in November 2009. 밫wo days is nice, but four days is even better. I know I뭢 playing better, and it뭩 nice to see my position on the leaderboard equating to it. 밫wo stroke-play events in a row I뭭e played really well.? Woods was at 8-under 136 and will play in the final group Saturday with Kuchar, who still is trying to figure out how to finish off a good day at Sherwood. At least this time, Kuchar only came up short and into the water on the 18th for a bogey. In the opening round, he was two shots out of the lead until a triple bogey on the 16th and a bogey on the 17th sent him to a 72. Kuchar played well again as the wind arrived in the middle of the round, and shot 67 to match Woods and Zach Johnson for the best score of the day.