Sean Manaea Jersey Tiger Woods was able to ground out an even-par 72 in Round 2 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday, overcoming early struggleson the front nine with some familiar golfing prowe s.Tiger bookended the front nine with a pair of bogies before scoring a pair of birdies on Holes 12 and 16, respectively. He had the same i sues off the tee that affected him in , but managed to salvage the day with some grinding. That leaves him seven shots behind leadersHenrik Stenson andBryson DeChambeau (11-under-par overall through two rounds).TIGER TRACKER: Here's how Woods overcame his early slump to keep in contention heading into Round 3:.Click here for our live with up-to-date scores and tee times for Tiger and the field.Live Tiger Woods updates, more from Arnold Palmer Invitational(All times Eastern) Hole No. 18: Par 4, 458yards5:55 p.m.: Tiger finishes the round at even-par 72, keeping the same overall score of 4-under. That leaves him tied for 17th heading into Round 3 on Saturday.5:54 p.m.: Oh wow, Tiger's birdie attempt rims out, causing him to fall to his knees. He felt that one. He walks it in for par but that may have hurt worst of all today.Oh c'mon!Tiger Woods closes with a par on No. 18 for an even-par round of 72. PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) 5:49 p.m.: Tiger lands a near-perfect shot that lands left of the hole and trickles downhill to leave about 12 feet for birdie. That would be a miraculous turnaround considering his early struggles today.5:43 p.m.: Tiger drills a stinger on 18 off the 3-wood. Very nice shot that leaves the ball resting on the left side of the fairway in great position to attack the green.Hole No. 17: Par 3, 201 yards5:38 p.m.: Tiger's birdie attempt is just right, but he walks it in from le s than a foot away for par. One hole remaining.5:32 p.m.: Tiger 8-irons onto the green where Rickey Henderson Jersey it rolls back onto the fringe. He's got 25 to make for birdie.Hole No. 16: Par 5, 497yards5:27 p.m.: Regardle s, he taps it in for his second birdie of the day and he's back to even for the day and 4-under overall. That leaves him seven shots back and tied for 16th.5:23 p.m.: Wow, Tiger's eagle attempt lips off the right edge and just trickles inches away.5:19 p.m.: Tiger gets himself out of trouble with an excellent shot off the 8-iron. It lands on the green and trickles back to the fringe, roughly 20 feet from the hole. He has a shot at eagle here.5:13 p.m.: Tiger's tee veers right. It's in the rough but it at least narrowly avoids the bunker.Hole No. 15: Par 4, 467 yards5:06 p.m.:And he makes par!Fantastic shot considering the poor setup. He remains 1-over through 15 holes and 3-under for the tournament.Some pars are worth more than others. is GRINDING. PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) 5:04 p.m.: Tiger gets the ball out of the bunker and on to the green, but the ball rolls away to give himroughly a 20-foot putt to make par.5:03 p.m.: Wow that's a terrible spot. The ball's right on the lip of the bunker and he'll have to make a doozy of a shot to put it in play.4:58 p.m.: Tiger irons into the bunker behind the green from about 190 yards out, one of the longer approach shots for this hole on the day. He'll need to finagle some here.4:54 p.m.: Tigertees off and hits a pretty decent ball. It's just left of the fairwayon the fringe and he'll be in play for birdie.Hole No. 14: Par 3, 215 yards4:50 p.m.: Par it is. On to 15.4:47 p.m.:Tiger's birdie attempt is aimed true but doesn't have quite enough to overcome the slight uphill grade. He's 2 feet away from par.4:41 p.m.: Tiger 5-irons onto the fringe where the ball just creeps onto the green. He's 45-50 feet from birdie.Hole No. Andrew Triggs Jersey 13: Par 4, 365yards4:33 p.m.: Tiger's birdie attempt was right of the mark the entire way. Tough shot, considering the fringe angled downward before hitting a flat green.4:28 p.m.:Tiger's shot goes a little long over the drink but lands on the fringe about 13 feet behind the hole. Another outside shot at birdie for Tiger here, Santiago Casilla Jersey but he's likely looking at par again.4:24 p.m.: Tiger irons off the tee and it looks good. His ball lands on the left of the fairway and avoids the bunker, about 106 yards from the hole.Hole No. 12: Par 5, 574 yards4:20 p.m.: A recap of Hole 12:First birdie of the day for . Will it spark some magic for the final stretch of Round 2? PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) 4:18 p.m.: No eagle for Tiger, but he does get his first birdie of the day to take him to 1-over for the round and 3-under overall. He's now only eight shots back and is tied for 19th.4:17 p.m.: Tiger puts a little extra mustard on the uphill eagle attempt. It mi ses the mark but he's a foot away from his first birdie of the day.4:10 p.m.: Tiger uses the 4-iron from 254 yards out. It lands on the green and rolls to about 30 feet away on the fringe. It's lucky not to have gone down the hill. Tiger's in prime position for a birdie right here.4:03 p.m.: Off to a good start for Tiger on Hole 12 with a 323-yard drive off the tee that lands on the fairway.4:01 p.m.:Good chance for Tiger to get a stroke back here.Hole No. 11: Par 4, 438 yards3:59p.m.: Tiger remains birdie-le s through Hole 11, his latest attempt staying left and finishing 3 feet from the hole. Par upcoming. Still 2-over for the day, 2-under overall and nine back from the lead.3:55 p.m.: Tiger's second shot hits the back of the green and rolls right to the edge of the fringe. He'll have 18 feet to the hole for birdie.3:52 p.m.: Tiger hits the fairway on his tee.3:49 p.m.: What he said.For those of you tweeting me about the cut line. No. Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) Hole No. 10: Par 4, 384 yards3:46 p.m.: The fans will always be there.Hold it high. PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) 3:45 p.m.: Tiger's putt for birdie is an inch right of the mark. He walks it in for par from a foot out.3:43 p.m.: Tiger gets a good shot from 156 feet out and has the ball about 15 feet left of the hole for birdie.3:35 p.m.: More tee trouble for Tiger. His iron off the tee goes left into the left fairway bunker. Not what he needs after a rough front nine.Hole No. 9: Par 4, 460 yards3:32 p.m.: Tiger's now nine back from the lead and tied for 24th.3:29 p.m.: Yesterday gained 3.844 strokes on the field Jurickson Profar Jersey around the greens. Today, thru 9, gained just 0.101. +2 today, -2 overall Ben Everill (@BEverillPGATOUR)