For Tiger Woods, Things Aren’t Lining Up at the Northern Trust

Tiger Woods putting on the 15th green on Friday during the second round of the Northern Trust at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey. His putting has kept him from contending.PARAMUS, N.J. — For nearly an hour after his round on Friday night, Tiger Woods worked on his putting on the practice green. But he continues to have trouble finding his stroke at the Northern Trust tournament.

After two even-par rounds that left him flirting with the cut line, Woods shot 68 on Saturday, moving him to three under par for the tournament. For the first time all season, he played a bogey-free round.

But with soft conditions and little wind at Ridgewood Country Club, players are taking advantage, and Woods…