Los Angeles ? Mike Weir’s victory last year at Riviera was no fluke.

Neither was John Daly’s victory last week.

Weir birdied five of his last seven holes Friday for a 7-under 64 that gave him a tie for the lead with Shigeki Maruyama, a share of the 36-hole record at the Nissan Open and hopes of becoming the first back-to-back winner at Riviera since Ben Hogan.

None of that seemed to matter to a gallery gone gaga over Daly.

Coming off a stunning victory last week at Torrey Pines — his first on the PGA Tour in nine years — Daly played even better in his round of 64 that left him only two shots out of the lead.

“It’s a great feeling,” Daly said. “I really didn’t mis-hit a golf shot.”

He wasn’t alone on a cool, overcast day off Sunset Boulevard, where the average score was 69.76. Tiger Woods shot a 66 and didn’t make up any ground, heading into the weekend eight shots behind Weir and Maruyama.

Maruyama, a member at Riviera, was only hopeful of making the cut and wound up with a 66. He and Weir were at 12-under 130, tying the 36-hole record set by Davis Love III in 1992.

Scott McCarron (65) and Briny Baird (62) were another shot back.