Brian Henninger knows he's not like Tiger Woods. But when he's relaxed, look out, because he can swing with the best of them.

"I can't blow the course away. I can't hit it far enough to bring it to its knees. I have to do everything right, like I did today," he said after tying the Western Open record with a nine-under-par 63 and taking a one-stroke lead with an 11-under 133.

Henninger was the third player to tie the record in the first two rounds of this year's Western Open, sponsored by Advil. Stephen Ames did it earlier yesterday, and Nick Price did it on Thursday.

Franklin Langham, who took a month off after tying for second in the Kemper Open, was one stroke behind Henninger after shooting a 65. Stephen Ames, Fred Couples, Stuart Appleby, Steve Flesch and Nick Price were all two strokes behind the leader on a nine-under 135.

"I needed a break," Langham said of his lay-off. "I played six weeks in a row up until then and I kind of ran out of gas. I feel really good. I feel fresh and ready to go."

With the cut at one-under 143, among those sent home for the weekend were Phil Mickelson (144), Masters champion Vijay Singh (145) and Casey Martin (149).

Nick Price had stole the spotlight in the opening round of the tournament on Thursday with a record nine-under-par 63. However, starting off the back nine, Price's second round fell apart on the 16th with two straight bogeys.

He missed a three-foot par-putt on 16 and a 10-footer stopped about a half-inch from the hole on 17.