The contract for the Target World Challenge, which has been played at the Sherwood Country Club the last nine years, expires next year.

Tournament host Tiger Woods said returning to Thousand Oaks past 2008 is priority No. 1.

"Yes, there's no doubt about it. We're going to try and do everything we possibly can to keep it here, obviously, at Sherwood and then in Southern California if it doesn't happen here."

Woods, who grew up in Cerritos, said he treasures his time at Sherwood.

"Yeah, it's always nice to come back to Southern Cal," he said. "I grew up here, and for me to come back here and be able to have an event like this and showcase what we're trying to do with the foundation, in front of my hometown, it feels so good. It really does.

"There are a few tournaments here (in Southern California). There's the tournament at Riviera and Torrey Pines and those have always meant a lot to me because I obviously grew up around this area."

Drug-testing golf: Count Jim Furyk among the professionals who approve of PGA's drug-testing policies to be imposed next year.

"I don't think any of us feel there's an issue or a problem," he said. "But I like the fact we're doing it. The problem is it's a Catch-22. It we don't test, we get criticized. If we do test, we get criticized because it looks like we have a problem. In baseball, they've been testing and a lot of the fans don't think they're catching the players. There's always details.

"But I think it was a good measure for us, and I see no negative is us starting up the program."

Then and now: The biggest one-day turnaround in the tournament was turned in by Colin Montgomerie, who went from a round of 80 on Thursday to a 5-under-par 67 on Friday. He attributed most of it to his putting.

"I played two rounds very well and I putted horrendous (Thursday)," said Montgomerie. "Thirty-nine putts yesterday, which is probably 10 more than you should have. Today was really much better. I hit the ball well today. I've missed one fairway in two days and I'm still 3 over, which is disappointing. But at the same time, it's a lot better. I get the most improved award."

Luke Donald, who started the day 2 over, also fired a 5-under-par 67, a round that included eight birdies.

"More benign conditions today," said Donald, who won the Target World Challenge in 2005. "Scoring was a bit better. Some of the pins seemed a little more accessible as well. I was struggling off the tee yesterday and we worked it out a little bit on the range. I just felt a bit more comfortable over the ball."