Woods makes his move
Wi leads but Tiger closes in at Pebble Beach
Last Updated: February 13, 2012 7:59am
Tiger Woods: Made his move on day three at Pebble Beach
South Korea's Charlie Wi continued to set the pace in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California, however Tiger Woods forced his way into contention with a run of five birdies in six holes.
Second round leader Wi carded a bogey-free round of 69 on day three at Spyglass Hill to end 15-under overall and lead by three shots from American Ken Duke.
(USA unless stated)
-15 C Wi (Kor) (SH)
-12 K Duke (MP)
-11 T Woods (PB)
-9 P Mickelson (PB)
-9 K Na (PB)
-9 B Todd (MP).
-9 D Johnson (MP)
-9 H Mahan (SH) (MP) = Monterey Peninsula, (SH) = Spyglass Hill GC, (PB) = Pebble Beach
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But it was the performance of Woods which attracted most attention as a birdie run saw him score 67 and move just four shots off the pace heading into the final day.
Wi remains favourite three ahead of Duke, with Woods a further shot back and Phil Mickelson two further back on nine-under.
Chance
Mickelson shot 70 at Pebble Beach and was joined on nine-under by Dustin Johnson who shot an even 70 at Monterey Peninsula.
They are joined on nine-under by fellow Americans Kevin Na, Brendon Todd and Hunter Mahan, while Ireland's Padraig Harrington lies a shot further back along with home duo Bob Estes and Ricky Barnes.
A late fade by Fiji's Vijay Singh saw him join the group on seven-under along with England's Greg Owen.
Gary Christian and Brian Davis both finished the day on two-under, one shot ahead of fellow Englishman Ian Poulter.
Woods told the PGA Tour website: "I hit my putts as well I did the last couple of days. This time they went in.
"I've got a chance going into (Sunday). Obviously I have to put together another good round and possibly go even lower."
