THEY CAN'T HOLD THAT TIGER IN TARGET WORLD
CHALLENGE - HE LEADS
BY SIX AFTER ROUND 3
Tiger Woods leads his own tournament - the Target World Challenge - by a commanding six strokes with one round to go in California.
Woods shot a 5-under-par 67 in Saturday's third round to stand at an impressive 18-under-par 198 but he missed setting a new tournament record for the 54-hole mark by one stroke.
Jim Furyk is his closest "challenger" with Masters champion Zach Johnson in third place, seven shots behind Tiger.
Woods began the third round with a four-stroke advantage over Furyk at Sherwood Country Club and started strongly with birdies on his first two holes, building his lead to five shots.
Woods made a bogey on the fourth hole and Furyk made birdie to cut the lead to three. Woods built it back to four shots with another birdie on No. 6.
A missed par putt from four feet on the par-3 eighth hole dropped the lead to three and Woods settled for a 2-under 34 at the turn.
Furyk shot a bogey-free 33, and avoided a mistake on the ninth hole. Furyk, who finished with a 3-under 69, hooked his tee shot and then was forced to lay up. His wedge shot nearly went in the cup and he tapped in for a par.
Woods made birdies on 10, 11 and added another on the final hole to build the lead to six.
Colin Montgomerie broke 70 for the second day in a row to get back to level par for 54 holes following his disastrous opening round of eight-over 80. Colin shot a 69 which includfed an eagle 3 at the 11th and birdies at the third, sixth, 10th, 15th and 16th. He dropped shots at the fifth, ninth, 13th and 17th.
If you want to follow the action on the tournament's dedicated website: log on to:
http://www.targetworldchallenge.com/
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
198 Tiger Woods (US) 69 62 67.
204 Jim Furyk (US) 68 67 69.
205 Zach Johnson (US) 69 67 69.
206 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 69 72 65.
209 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 72 68 69, Steve Stricker (US) 72 69 68.
211 Paul Casey (England) 72 67 72, Lee Westwood (England) 72 71 68.
212 Mark Calcavecchia (US) 71 71 70.
213 Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 71 67 75.
216 Luke Donald (England) 74 67 75, Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) 80 67 69.
217 Niclas Fasth (Sweden) 72 72 73.
219 Fred Couples (US) 74 69 76.
221 Brett Wetterich (US) 73 73 75.
226 Rory Sabbatini (US) 69 81 76.
Tiger Woods leads his own tournament - the Target World Challenge - by a commanding six strokes with one round to go in California.
Woods shot a 5-under-par 67 in Saturday's third round to stand at an impressive 18-under-par 198 but he missed setting a new tournament record for the 54-hole mark by one stroke.
Jim Furyk is his closest "challenger" with Masters champion Zach Johnson in third place, seven shots behind Tiger.
Woods began the third round with a four-stroke advantage over Furyk at Sherwood Country Club and started strongly with birdies on his first two holes, building his lead to five shots.
Woods made a bogey on the fourth hole and Furyk made birdie to cut the lead to three. Woods built it back to four shots with another birdie on No. 6.
A missed par putt from four feet on the par-3 eighth hole dropped the lead to three and Woods settled for a 2-under 34 at the turn.
Furyk shot a bogey-free 33, and avoided a mistake on the ninth hole. Furyk, who finished with a 3-under 69, hooked his tee shot and then was forced to lay up. His wedge shot nearly went in the cup and he tapped in for a par.
Woods made birdies on 10, 11 and added another on the final hole to build the lead to six.
Colin Montgomerie broke 70 for the second day in a row to get back to level par for 54 holes following his disastrous opening round of eight-over 80. Colin shot a 69 which includfed an eagle 3 at the 11th and birdies at the third, sixth, 10th, 15th and 16th. He dropped shots at the fifth, ninth, 13th and 17th.
If you want to follow the action on the tournament's dedicated website: log on to:
http://www.targetworldchallenge.com/
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
198 Tiger Woods (US) 69 62 67.
204 Jim Furyk (US) 68 67 69.
205 Zach Johnson (US) 69 67 69.
206 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 69 72 65.
209 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 72 68 69, Steve Stricker (US) 72 69 68.
211 Paul Casey (England) 72 67 72, Lee Westwood (England) 72 71 68.
212 Mark Calcavecchia (US) 71 71 70.
213 Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 71 67 75.
216 Luke Donald (England) 74 67 75, Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) 80 67 69.
217 Niclas Fasth (Sweden) 72 72 73.
219 Fred Couples (US) 74 69 76.
221 Brett Wetterich (US) 73 73 75.
226 Rory Sabbatini (US) 69 81 76.
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