Tiger dazzles with 3rd-round 65, holds 3-shot lead at Tour Championship
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After turning in a third-round 65, Tiger Woods will head into the final round of the Tour Championship with a three-shot lead as he looks to capture his first victory in 1,876 days.
Woods will be paired with Rory McIlroy, who fired a 4-under 66 on Saturday.
Tiger had his sights set on a 59 in the early going after draining six birdies over his first seven holes.
Thru 54 holes @PlayoffFinale ...@TigerWoods leads by 3.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/8CZBbolGSK
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 22, 2018
Woods entered Saturday with a share of the lead at East Lake with Justin Rose, who now sits tied for second with McIlroy at 9-under for the tournament.
When holding a lead after 54 holes in his career, it would be quite the understatement to say Woods has been good.
When @TigerWoods holds the outright lead after 54 holes ...
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 22, 2018
His win percentages are strong. 💪 pic.twitter.com/dJ4ZEb6wt2
Despite Woods' heroics, Rose is still projected to be the FexEx Cup champion. Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau bounced back from an ugly second-round 75, carding a 4-under 66 to keep him in third place in the FexEx Cup projections.
On the outside looking in come Sunday will be Jon Rahm and Kyle Stanley - who may have had Saturday's putt of the day - at 6-under, while Paul Casey, Tony Finau, and Billy Horschel all sit at 5-under for the tournament.