AT&T National 2012: Tiger Woods Closes in on Lead at Congressional

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Published: July 1, 2012

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It was one of the stranger days you'll ever see on the PGA Tour. Players hit off split tees in threesomes on a weekend, fallen trees littered the golfing property and the number of fans barely reached the dozens.

But if any man can ignore these distractions it's Tiger Woods—and he served notice on Saturday.

The 2009 AT&T National champion took great strides toward his second title here, firing a third-round four-under-par 67 to move within one of the lead held by Brendon de Jonge.

The former world No. 1 is now in prime position to become the first player in 2012 to win three times on the PGA Tour and capture his 74th tour title (enough to pass Jack Nicklaus for solo second all-time).

Things are looking up for Woods—who has progressed every day this week.

A trifling opening-day 72 put Woods behind the eight-ball at the start (not unusual for him), but a Friday 68 got him in position to challenge on the weekend. And instead of falling back like he did at Olympic two weeks ago, Woods took charge.

The move upward started in earnest, as the early bogeys that plagued his third round at Olympic were replaced by birdies at Congressional. On the first hole, Woods sent home a 10-footer for birdie and he quickly picked up another at the third when he curled in a 35-footer.

The round looked like it would stall, but the short game that had been lacking at Olympic showed up big time on Saturday when he needed it most.



Woods stuck an 80-yard wedge to two feet on four to save par, and after finding trouble by airmailing the green with his approach shot on six, he extricated himself brilliantly. The man who gave us a mesmerizing chip-in at the Memorial last month displayed his short-game magic once again by holing the dicey chip for his third birdie in his first six holes.

The 36-year-old missed excellent birdie chances at eight and nine, but didn't let the ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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