Charlie Wi evaded the worst of the weather and birdied three of his last six holes to surge three shots clear in Friday's second round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am as Tiger Woods finished six strokes adrift.
South Korean Wi, among three players tied for the lead overnight, fired a three-under-par 69 at Pebble Beach Titleist 910 D3 Driver
Links, one of three venues being used this week, to post a 12-under total of 130.

American world number 10 Dustin Johnson, tournament champion in 2009 and 2010, was alone in second after carding a 72 on the tricky Spyglass Hill layout.

Fijian Vijay Singh, who returned a 68 at Spyglass, was a further shot back at eight under with New Zealander Danny Lee (73), Irishman Padraig Harrington (66) and Americans Brian Gay (65) and Brendon Todd (69).

In pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory, Wi eagled the par-four 13th, his fourth hole of the day, before ending his round in topsy-turvy fashion - birdie-bogey-birdie-par-birdie-bogey - as mist and then rain swept across the course. Titleist 910 D3 Driver

"I have some experience playing with the lead," a smiling Wi, who opened with a sizzling nine-under 61 at Monterey Peninsula on Thursday, told reporters.

"I took the approach today by telling myself that this is just a new day and whatever happened yesterday that I was going to put it behind me and just start fresh."

The big-hitting Johnson, who has always relished competing on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula, had to negotiate his final holes in the worst weather of the day.