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PARAMUS, N.J. -- On Friday, Anthony Kim, not an angry swarm of bees, went on the offensive at Ridgewood Country Club.

And the phenomenal 23-year-old, who had been stung by one bee and found several others creeping up his pants leg on Thursday, was rewarded with a 67 that left him 5 under at the midway point of The Barclays. Kim, who entered the first event of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup seeded fifth, trails defending champion Steve Stricker by five strokes.

"I haven't played a round that well in a long time," Kim said. "My scores have been okay, but I really felt like I played some good golf so I'm very excited."

Kim saw cause for optimism because he did a much better job keeping the ball in the fairway, rather than flirting with the huge oaks and fir trees that line the tight fairways on this A.W. Tillinghast masterpiece. He hit 10 fairways on Friday, which was twice the amount he found during the first round.

"It's a lot more fun when you're not hitting out of the trees and chipping out sideways," Kim said. "(I) definitely had a good time out there and definitely my game is improving."