Atlanta's Andrade tied for Buick lead

GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN - Vijay Singh kept a share of the lead at the Buick Open on Friday and there were plenty of big names in contention after two rounds. Singh, the first-round leader, Jim Furyk and Billy Andrade were tied for the lead at 11 under.<br> <br> John Daly matched his best round of the year with a 64 and was tied with three others one stroke behind the leaders. Tiger Woods had a 4-under 68 and was among four others another shot back.<br> <br> The cut was 4 under, matching the low for the season on the PGA Tour.<br> <br> Singh, who had a 70 Friday, was one of the few on the leaderboard unable to take advantage of soggy conditions that made Warwick Hills even more susceptible to low scores.<br> <br> Furyk, playing in his fourth tournament since having wrist surgery in March, has a legitimate shot at being the first to repeat at the Buick Open since Tony Lema in 1965.<br> <br> He had a second-round 67, hitting every fairway for the second straight day, and has been in the 60s in 14 of his last 16 rounds at Warwick Hills.<br> <br> Andrade has picked up where he left off last week when he finished tied for fourth at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, his only top-10 finish in 20 events. He followed an opening 68 with a 65.<br> <br> Daly had a 64 at the Nissan Open in February when he finished fourth. He missed the cut at both the British Open and the Masters and hasn&#39;t had a top-10 finish since April. But the popular player won the Buick Invitational six months ago, his first victory since the 1995 British Open.<br> <br> Woods pulled within a shot of the leaders with a birdie at No. 14, but followed that with his first bogey of the tournament on the next hole. He failed to birdie the par-5 16th after a lackluster chip and putt.<br> <br> Players vying for a spot on the Ryder Cup team have three tournaments left - Buick Open, The International and the PGA Championship - to earn points with top-10 finishes.<br> <br> The top 10 players earn automatic spots on the U.S. team.<br> <br> Jerry Kelly and Scott Verplank, 11th and 12th in the points, were both 7 under and tied for 15th. Fred Funk, in eighth place, withdrew from the tournament with a rib injury and Jeff Maggert, who is 10th in the standings, missed the cut.<br> <br> Steve Flesch, currently ninth, just made the cut at 4 under.

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