Golf Roundup | Tournament host Tiger Woods leads in AT&T National

BETHESDA, Md. — The best of top-ranked Tiger Woods surfaced Friday when his game was falling apart.

Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch in the middle and shot a 4-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead at his AT&T National with the lowest 36-hole score ever at Congressional Country Club.

"Either I hit it pretty close to the hole, within 10 feet, or I was missing greens," Woods said.

"So it was a little bit of two ends today. It was nice to actually get a score out of it."

Woods was at 10-under 130, surpassing by one shot the previous 36-hole record at Congressional set last year by Tom Pernice Jr. and Jeff Overton. Woods had a one-shot lead over Rod Pampling, who had a 64.

Woods is 31-6 on the PGA Tour when he has at least a share of the 36-hole lead.

Defending champion Anthony Kim couldn't build on his course-record 62 from the opening round. He played in the afternoon, after Woods set the target, and caught him briefly before missing too many fairways and having to settle for a 70 that put him two strokes behind.

"I hate the way I hit the ball today," Kim said. "My swing got loose and I couldn't find it out there. If I can stay focused and stay positive, I'll be in good shape."

Jim Furyk, adding more star power to the leaderboard, had a 67 and was alone in fourth at 133.

Ryan Moore (66) of Puyallup was tied for eighth place at 5-under 135.

Seattle native Fred Couples (67) was tied for 34th at 139.

Other tournaments

• Laura Diaz made a 12-foot birdie putt on her final hole for a 4-under 67 and a share of the second-round lead with Sarah Kemp in the LPGA Tour's Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.

Kemp shot a 63 to match Diaz at 11-under 131. Morgan Pressel (68) was a shot behind.

Wendy Ward (66), who lives near Edwall, outside Spokane, was tied for 21st place at 6 under. Jimin Kang (69), a graduate of King's High School in Shoreline, was tied for 45th at 4 under.

Players with scores worse than 140 missed the cut and that group included ex-Washington Huskies Paige Mackenzie (72-69 — 141) and Louise Friberg (73-72 — 145).

• Argentina's Rafa Echenique shot a 4-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead in the French Open in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Echenique, who was second in last weekend's BMW International Open in Germany, had a 10-under 132 total.

Germany's Martin Kaymer (72), South Africa's Charl Schwartzel (66) and England's Steve Webster (65) were at 8 under.