Miami (AFP) – Tiger Woods fired a one-under par 69 in the third round of the Honda Classic on Saturday, and said the first sub-70 round of his comeback gives him a shot at leader Luke List. List carded a four-under par 66 at PGA National for a seven-under par total of 203.
Woods, seven shots back on even par 210, insisted he wasn’t out of the running on the demanding course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
“I put myself where I’ve got a shot going into tomorrow,” Woods said. “I’m going to have to shoot something under par for sure. If I can go ahead and post a number early, you just never know.”
The 14-time major champion notched his first score in the 60s in nine rounds this year.
In fact, it’s his first score in the 60s on the US PGA Tour since he carded a 68 in the third round of the 2015 Wyndham Championship.