While Elin Woods departed for a family vacation without her husband, Tiger

While Elin Woods departed for a family vacation without her husband, Tiger Woods may be finding his game just in time.

Operating without a teacher since he and Hank Haney split and with a sore neck that caused him to withdraw from the Players last month, he made the cut comfortably Friday in his title defense at the Memorial. But with two weeks to go until the U.S. Open, the pack is catching up. Rookie Rickie Fowler, 21, was in the lead at the Memorial with a record-tying 13-under-par total.