Dougherty aims to tame Tiger

NICK DOUGHERTY’S dream of a first head-to-head with Tiger Woods was close to becoming reality after the second round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

And so was David Howell’s wish to show Woods that he had learned a lot from their last clash at the US Masters in April.

At the halfway stage of the €4.2 million event - the richest ever staged in Asia and opening leg of the new European tour season - the two Englishmen are joint leaders on 12 under par.