McDowell making bold bid for $1 million prize

Graeme McDowell produced a superb second round of 66 in the second round of the Tiger Wood Challenge at Sherwood Country Club near Los Angeles last night to open up a three stroke lead in an event worth more than a million dollars to the champion at the conclusion of the event tomorrow.

It will be recalled how McDowell holed a couple of sensational putts on the final green to overtake Woods in the final round two years ago and then beat him in the play-off. McDowell's 66 was the best round over the opening 36 holes this time round and he is now focusing on another victory in his season-ending event in a year that hasn't quite turned out as well as he would have liked.

However, the 33 year-old Irishman, who got engaged only a couple of weeks ago, was back to his very best and stands three ahead of his closest rivals Bo Van Pelt and Jim Furyk and four clear of Woods, who looked to be still some distance short of his best