( CNN ) -- While Tiger Woods continues to find his feet at the Farmers Insurance Open in California , the man who many are tipping to be his heir is racing to the front of the pack . Jordan Spieth fired a second-round 63 at Torrey Pines ' North course on Friday to move one shot ahead of first round leader Stewart Cink , who backed up an opening round 64 with a one-under 71 . The 20-year-old won the John Deere Classic last July to become the first teenage winner on the PGA Tour for 82 years and is now in pole position to claim a second tour title after producing a flawless display which included nine birdies and no bogeys . Read more : Jordan who ? Five to watch on the 2014 PGA Tour . `` Any time you can shoot a lower score than a 66 or 65 and you can really get it deep and be in a zone and not worry about what your score is ... that 's special , '' Spieth said , PGATour.com reported . `` That 's proving that I can play my best golf when it matters on a PGA Tour venue . Each time you can do that , you get more and more confident that you can do it more often , '' he added . Woods , who was paired with Spieth , could only manage a one-under 71 to add to an even par opening round . The 38-year-old has won eight times at Torrey Pines -- including 2008 U.S. Open -- is now languishing down in a tie for 50th . `` I was just a fraction off , and at this level and on golf courses like this , if you 're just a fraction off it does n't take much , especially as tight as the North Course is , '' Woods said , PGATOUR.com reported . `` I had so many balls that landed in the fairway that went in the rough . Now I ca n't be aggressive , I 've got to play conservative into some of these flags . When you should be able to fire at some of these flags , I just could n't . '' The 14-time major winning admitted before the tournament that time may be running out on his bid to overtake Jack Nicklaus ' record of 18 major wins . But Woods was generous in his praise of the man who may be a multiple major winner in the future . `` The kid 's got talent . He hits it a long way , phenomenal putter , '' Woods said . `` He made a boat load of putts today from the 10- to 20-foot range , and on poa ( a type of grass ) greens , that 's not easy to do . He was pouring them in there . He had speed to them , too . That 's what you have to do to putt on poa . He putted with a lot of confidence . '' Woods wo n't be ruling himself out of the running just yet , despite being nine shots off Spieth 's lead , but will have to produce something spectacular at the weekend . Closer to the top , Belgium 's Nicolas Colsaerts has a good chance of breaking his duck on the PGA Tour after a second round 67 took him up to third place at eight under . America 's Billy Horschel and Australia 's Marc Leishman are currently one shot further back in a tie for fourth . His compatriot Jason Day had a disappointing second round , limping to a one-over par 73 and drop down into a nine-way tie for 11th on five-under par . Lee Westwood had a better day on Friday carding a 68 after a disappointing opening round of 73 -- the Englishman is now tied for 22nd on three under with , among others , Keegan Bradley who added a 72 to an opening round of 69 . Westwood 's compatriot Ian Poulter will feel he still has an outside chance of victory after repairing the damage of an opening round 75 with an impressive five-under par 67 to leave him on two-under . Read more : How to guarantee finishing a round at -10 .
Jordan Spieth leads Farmers Insurance Open at halfway stage after second round 63 . Playing partner Tiger Woods could only manage a one-under par round of 71 . TL;DR