Northwestern Mutual World Challenge 2013 Leaderboard: Day 3 Scores and Analysis

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Published: December 8, 2013

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After three rounds, Tiger Woods remains in the lead at the 2013 Northwestern Mutual World Challenge following an even-par 70 on Saturday. The 37-year-old star stayed at 11 under and is two shots ahead of Zach Johnson.

The round could have been much worse for Woods, as he birdied Nos. 16 and 18 to get back to even par. The birdie on 18 came after a great approach, which set up a makeable putt on his third shot.



Although Woods wasn't as imperious in the third round as he was on Friday, he did enough to ensure that the lead was his going into the final day. A similar performance in the final round should mean Woods lifts the trophy on Sunday.

A lead after three rounds wasn't a sure thing for Woods. Both he and Johnson were exchanging the top spot at various points on the back nine, per Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman:



Johnson would have another double-bogey, which came on No. 15, that killed any chance he could regain the lead.

To be fair, GolfChannel.com's Jason Sobel noted how much trouble 15 has been giving everybody the entire tournament:



Looking back, Johnson will likely be frustrated he wasn't able to make up any ground on Woods. He was striking the ball well. Too many times, though, he had bad shanks that cost him valuable strokes.

Here's a look at the top half of the leaderboard heading into the final round.

Pos. Golfer Score 1 Tiger Woods -11 2 Zach Johnson -9 3 Bubba Watson -7 4 Matt Kuchar -4 5 Webb Simpson -3 T6 Jason Day -2 T6 Graeme McDowell -2 T8 Jim Furyk -1 T8 Bill Haas -1 10 Ian Poulter E As Sky Sports Golf pointed out, Bubba Watson was one of the biggest winners on Saturday:



The 2012 Masters champion has been consistent throughout the tournament. He posted 70s in the first two rounds and then a 69 in Round 3.

Watson did a great job of closing, as he saved hi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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