Tiger Woods has revealed that he tried to remain patient as he enjoyed a strong second round at the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

The American carded a second consecutive score of 67 which included a spectacular birdie from the bunker on the 18th to end four shots off the lead on six-under-par.

"Overall I'm very pleased at where I'm at - I'm right there in the mix," said the three-time winner. "I figured I had a gameplan that I thought would fit well on this golf course and I figured I could execute it.

"It's just patience on a golf course like this. I'm hitting the ball in the fairway and that's the thing around this golf course - you just have to do that.

"It's demanding. You can take your chances, but you'd better pull it off or be conservative and play to different spots."

Fellow American Brandt Snedeker currently tops the leaderboard after a course record-equalling round of 64.