<div><p> Tiger Woods faltered at the finish, as Retief Goosen and Bubba Watson seized the second-round lead in the 6.4 million-dollar Quail Hollow Championship.</p><p>South Africa's Goosen, a two-time US Open champion, posted his second straight 68 to grab a share of the lead on eight-under 136.</p><p>Watson fired a seven-under 65 to jump to the top, while overnight leader Woods bogeyed two of Quail Hollow's tough three finishing holes to settle for a 72 that left him one adrift.</p><p>Watson, who has never won a tournament, will no doubt be glad to be spared a pairing with Woods on Saturday.</p><p>"It's just because I play golf because I love the golf courses, I love to play, and now I've got all these strangers staring at me," said Watson, whose round included eight birdies and an eagle. "I get nervous around people."</p><p>Woods had taken control with a 55-foot birdie at the ninth, and held a two shot lead through most of the back nine.</p><p>Woods, just off the par-five 15th in two, his eagle chip was off and he missed a five-footer for birdie.</p><p>At 16 he hit his tee shot into the trees en route to a bogey, and he dropped a shot at 18 when he landed his approach on the back of the green 90 feet from the pin.</p><p>"I didn't drive the ball particularly well today, didn't hit my irons as well as I'd like," Woods said. "I was hanging in there. If I could have posted nine (-under), I would have probably gotten the most out of that round I could have. It just didn't work out that way."</p><p>Goosen holed a 20-foot birdie putt on his final hole to capture his share of the lead.</p><p>Just two shots separated 10 players heading into the weekend.</p><p>Former Masters champion Zach Johnson, one of eight players who had at least a share of the lead at one point, was the only player to reach 10-under par until he bogeyed the last three holes for a 67 and joined the group at seven-under 137 that included Woods, Jim Furyk (66) and George McNeill (68).</p><p> Phil Mickelson was a further shot back after a 71 that included a four-putt double-bogey on 17.</p><p>"My round was a bit more exciting than I wanted it to be," Mickelson said.</p><p>Mickelson will play with Colombian Camilo Villegas, who had a 67.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=49188030&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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