Weir shares lead while Mickelson and Woods lurk

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Canadian Mike Weir moved into a tie for the Deutsche Bank Championship lead on Saturday but it was Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods who grabbed the spotlight with a magical display of shot-making.

Mickelson and Woods, playing together in a high-profile grouping with Vijay Singh, fired sparkling seven-under-par 64s, the lowest scores in the second round, to surge into contention at the TPC Boston.

Left-hander Mickelson twice chipped in, for birdie on 15 and for eagle at the par-five 18th, on his way to an eight-under total of 134, just one off the pace.

World number one Woods, grouped with Mickelson and Singh this week for the first time in a PGA Tour event, covered his last eight holes in six under to finish a further two shots adrift.

Woods, champion last year, rolled in a 33-footer to eagle the par-four fourth before ending a breezy day at six under in the second leg of the inaugural four-event FedExCup playoff series.

Left-hander Weir, who needs to finish no worse than fifth to qualify for next week's tournament in Chicago, had forged two strokes clear before bogeying his last two holes for a 68.

That left him at nine under and level with Australia's Aaron Baddeley (66) and American Rich Beem, who birdied the last four holes for a 66.

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