Well, Tiger has a one-stroke lead going into the final 18 holes. Let’s see if he can close the deal this time. In years past, he would have put the pedal to the metal and shot a round in the 60s to squash the competition. It will be interesting to see if he now plays it safe, hoping the others trying to catch him make mistakes and fall back, as opposed to him trying to pull away by playing aggressively as he has typically done. TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Reuters
By Simon Evans | Reuters
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Tiger Woods, looking to end his long victory drought, will take a one-stroke lead over Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell into Sunday’s final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational after shooting a one-under par 71 on Saturday.
The former world number one, searching for his first win on the PGA Tour since September 2009, had a four-stroke lead before a bogey on the 14th and a double-bogey on the next where he drove out of bounds into a neighbouring garden.
A birdie on the par-five 16th restored some calm to Woods’s round but McDowell kept up the pressure with a birdie on the par-three 17th, where he drove to six feet from the hole on his way to posting 71.
Woods stood on 11-under-par 205 through 54 holes.
South African Ernie Els, who needs a win here or next week in Houston to gain a berth at the Masters, is well-placed for a Sunday push after a fine 67 which left him just three strokes behind Woods, alongside Briton Ian Poulter.
