SportsAppleby Leads U.S. Open, Tiger One Shot BackAppleby Leads U.S. Open, Tiger One Shot BackThe Associated PressAustralian Stuart Appleby is the leader after two rounds of the U.S. Open, but Tiger Woods carded a 68 Friday to move to within one shot of the top of the leaderboard. (June 14)THAT KNEE SURGERY…NO PROBLEM FOR TIGER WOODS. THE WORLD TOP GOLFER WAS BACK TO HIS PRESURGERY FORM, PUTTING ON A VINTAGE CHARGE IN THE 2ND ROUND OF THE U.S. OPEN. WOODS MADE THE TURN AT 3 OVER, THEN POSTED A STERLING 5-UNDER 30 COMING HOME, TO GET WITHIN 1 SHOT OF THE LEAD.SOT: Tiger WOODS WOODS MOVED UP THE LEADERBOARD WITH A 3-UNDER 68, TO STAND AT 2 UNDERONLY STUART APPLEBY WAS BETTER. THE AUSTRAILAN IS THE HALFWAY LEADER IN SEARCH OF HIS FIRST MAJOR. HE CAPPED OFF HIS 1-UNDER 70 IN THE SECOND ROUND WITH A 45-FOOT BIRDIE PUTT ON 18.SOT: Stuart APPLEBY APPLEBY IS ONE OF ONLY 2 GOLFERS WITH CONSECUTIVE UNDER PAR ROUNDS. THE OTHER IS SWEDEN’S ROBERT KARLSSON WHO’S POSTED 2 1-UNDER 70′S. HE’S TIED FOR SECOND WITH WOODS, AND VETERAN ROCCO MEDIATE. HE WAS AT 4 UNDER AT ONE POINT, BEFORE SETTLING FOR A PAR 71 AND 2 UNDER TOTAL.SOT: Rocco MEDIATE.MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ HAD A 5-UNDER 66 FOR THE ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT. HE’S INA GROUP AT 1-UNDER, 2 BACK. PHIL MICKELSON TRAILS BY 7 AFTER A 4 OVER 75. 15 GOLFERS ARE WITNIN 4 SHOTS OF THE LEAD ON THE TOUGHENING TORREY PINES COURSE. AMONG THEM ERNIE ELS, DAVIS LOVE III AND GEOFF OGILVY, ALL WINNERS OF MAJORS. BUT WOODS HAS WON 13 OF THEM AND APPEARS TO BE BACK TO THE FORM THAT WON HIM 3 TOURNAMENTS BEFORE THE SURGERY. IT’LL BE TOUGH BETTING AGAINST HIM