Tiger Woods and Ernie Els scraped past the halfway cut, while South African Rory Sabbatini moved four shots clear in the Nissan Open golf second round on Friday.

World number one Woods, who battled flu on his way to an opening 69, bogeyed his last two holes for a 74 to finish right on the cutline of one-over 143. Eighty-three players qualified for the weekend.

Fourth-ranked Els, who has not missed a PGA Tour cut since the 2004 Bay Hill Invitational, ended up one shot better at level par after carding an erratic 72.

Also suffering from a cold, Els dropped three shots in his first three holes before recovering with birdies at the 10th, 11th and par-five 17th.

Source: Xinhua