IRVING, TEXAS ? Shigeki Maruyama demonstrated the growing Asian presence on PGA Tour leaderboards, making four straight birdies Friday on his way to a 7-under 63 and a two-stroke lead in the Byron Nelson Classic.

Maruyama, who won the Greater Milwaukee Open last year to become the first Japanese player to win a tour event on the mainland, pulled away from the pack with birdies on two of his last three holes and finished at 10-under 130.

A week ago, K.J. Choi became the first South Korean to win on tour with his four-stroke victory in New Orleans.

Paul Stankowski, who lives in nearby Flower Mound, had a 65 on the Cottonwood Valley course and was two strokes behind at 132, along with Jim Carter (67).

Two other guys also seem to have a strong presence every week Phil Mickelson, in contention yet again after a 64 that featured two eagles; and Tiger Woods, who was below the cut line when the second round started but quickly put that speculation out of sight.

Woods had a 65 on the TPC at Las Colinas. He not only made the cut for the 87th consecutive tour event third-best on the career list but gave himself a decent chance of winning his third title of the year.

He was at 136, six strokes behind.

Mickelson, who has contended on Sunday in his last four tournaments, was joined at 133 by two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen (69), Jeff Maggert (67) and Bryce Molder, who recovered from four bogeys on his first 10 holes to shoot 70. Mickelson had 14 pars but still managed a 64. He holed a 30-foot eagle putt on No. 7, then thrilled the crowd with another aggressive move by driving to the fringe of the 347-yard 11th hole and chipping in for another eagle.