Vijay Singh keeps giving himself chances to end four years without a PGA Tour victory. He made four birdies around the turn Friday for a 6-under 66 in the BMW Championship, putting his name atop the leaderboard for the second time in his last four tournaments.
It won't get any easier the rest of the way. Tiger Woods was one shot behind. So was Rory McIlroy.
Going into a storm-filled weekend at Crooked Stick, four players who have reached No. 1 in the world were among the top six.
"I've got to keep it going," Singh said. "I've been playing well for two days for a while now, but I need four days of good playing. Sooner or later, I think four days is going to happen."
Woods started slowly and finished strong, with birdies on his last two holes for a 67. McIlroy had to overcome four bogeys for a hardearned 68. Joining them one shot out of the lead was Ryan Moore, who had a 66.
Lee Westwood (65) and Indiana native Bo Van Pelt (69) were two shots off the lead.
Canadian golfer Graham DeLaet, who entered the day in a four-way tie for the lead, finished with a 2-under 70 to drop three strokes back of Singh.
The Weyburn, Sask., native birdied holes nine and 14 to fall into a seventh-place tie with South Korea's Seung-Yul Noh.
DeLaet is ranked No. 60 in the FedEx Cup and facing elimination - only the top 30 go to East Lake for the Tour Championship.
