Then again, his performance this week at the Quicken Loans National is a promising sign toward the positive direction, and if Woods can put together four solid rounds of golf at the PGA, then he definitely has a chance at contending. At 79 wins, Tiger Woods stands three victories away from tying Sam Snead, the winningest golfer in history. Walker, who was frustrated on Thursday en route to a 71, bounced back with a 63, including a holed fairway bunker shot from 112 yards for eagle. His par putt lipped out, taking the wind from his sails.
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“It reminds me of three or four years ago”, Ishikawa said. In eight starts this year, he has missed three cuts and withdrawn once. This ranks pretty high as a good round of golf.
Chappell wasn’t as spectacular, but started the day tied for third and more than kept pace with the field.
“I feel like I can still compete and win”, Woods said Friday. “‘That’s the grass. That’s the sky”.
It left the 39-year-old nine behind leaders Troy Merritt and Kevin Chappell, who are 14 under par, and in a tie for 42nd place. These guys are the best players in the world and they’re only getting better. It’s just a matter of time before things click in and get more jelled.
“I made sure I didn’t flip it on two…” “Got to keep the pedal down tomorrow”.
Talk about making a move on moving day. He was tied for 22nd when his round was complete, and can build on a final round that saw him hit 11 fairways and 15 greens and take just 29 putts. He was participating in his 96th career PGA Tour event, and only once before did he lead or co-lead after the third round.
“I finally made putts”, he said.
“I really made some golf shots coming in”, Merritt said.
Woods carded four straight birdies to start his back nine with a bang, and the 14-time major victor even sounded like he surprised himself with his flurry. He closed with a par on the par-4 18th.
“It was fun”, Merritt said.
Danny Lee at the Open Championship, 2015. “You make changes to the game, it takes a little time sometimes”.
Saturday is known as moving day at major golf tournaments. He had a 14-under 130 total.
European – Pontus Widegren of Sweden will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Madeira Islands Open, and hope for a first win on the European Tour.
Woods is in an eight person tie for second. Sutherland had a 65, and Dunlap shot 67.
Further shots were lost when he double-bogeyed the 11th and bogeyed the 13th, but Woods showed some fighting qualities with back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th. Dawson won the Senior British Open last week in England. “I made my share on my back nine and especially that bomb on 8”. “You don’t remember what your name is”.
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Perry, who shot 59 on a par-70 municipal course in a mini-tour event in Nashville, needed just 23 putts. “What is it like to shoot a 59?'”.
