Never mind eagle and birdies;
Three-putt bogey irks Woods – The Memorial Tournament
DUBLIN, Ohio – It was the mistake that irked Tiger Woods. Woods, three-time Memorial winner, shot 68 Saturday to move up into contention, four shots off the lead, behind Mark Wilson and Matt Bettencourt. The four birdies and an eagle were forgotten when he considered the bogey at the 17th.
“I was only 15 feet,” Woods said. “You can’t three-putt from 15 feet. Should have been more disciplined on my read and my speed, and I let it get away.”
“Overall,” he said, making peace with himself, “I put myself back in the tournament.”
Woods has come-from-behind to win in 19 of 63 career stroke-play events. He has two five-stroke comebacks, two four-stroke comebacks and one three-stroke comeback. His last come-from-behind win came this year at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (5 strokes).
SOME START – Wilson started the third round trying to put himself out of the tournament.
“Three 5s on the card to start is never good,” Wilson said. Especially when they’re three bogeys. But he rebounded with seven birdies for a 69 to tie Bettencourt for the lead. Wilson has won both of his career 54-hole leads. He was tied for first entering the final round earlier this year at the Mayakoba Golf Classic and was the outright 54-hole leader at the 2007 Honda Classic.
OH GEE OGILVY -- Geoff Ogilvy, former U.S. Open champ, moved from a tie for 57th to a tie for fifth with a 9-under 63. It is the best third-round score in tournament history and ties Kenny Perry’s final-round in 2007 for the second best overall round in tournament history. John Huston’s 61 in the second round in 1996 is the best round in tournament history.
FURYK FLYING -- Jim Furyk is looking for his sixth top-10 in 12 starts this season on the PGA TOUR. His best finish this season is third at the WGC-CA Championship.
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