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American O'Hair, on a course he played regularly as a child, put that experience and his Texas upbringing playing in windy conditions to good use and opened his second round with three straight birdies on another breezy day in central Florida.

He added three more on his way to a five-under-par 65 to take to a three-shot lead over the field at eight under for the week heading into Saturday's third round.

With good scoring again hard to come by, Open and US PGA champion Harrington made his move with a two-under-par round of 68 to take him to two under for the tournament while US Open and defending champion Woods will start the third round at three-under in fifth place following his one-under 69.

O'Hair, who had opened with a 67 on Thursday, moved into the lead with three birdies in a row starting from the 10th tee and he was headed for an even bigger lead before bogeying the ninth, his last hole of the day.

"I played well," O'Hair said. "It was just one of those rounds where you just kind of do everything well and it's nice to do it here.

"I've always been a good wind player, just because I'm from west Texas, so I'm used to wind. Florida is like nothing compared to Texas.

"You know, I'm very comfortable playing in Florida. I've lived here for a little bit and played a lot of junior golf here, especially at this golf course, and it's a place I feel very comfortable."

Overnight leader Jason Gore birdied the last for a round of 70 to return to five under and second place at halfway.

Tied for third a further stroke back are Robert Allenby of Australia, who shot a 65 on Friday, the only bogey-free round of the day, and Ryuji Imada of Japan, who carded a second-round 66.