Tiger Woods Watch: Tiger Moves to 8-Under After Round 3 of Masters

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Apr 10, 2010

Tiger Woods Watch: Tiger Moves to 8-Under After Round 3 of Masters6:38 p.m.: Woods makes birdie on No. 18 and finishes the day 2-under 70.

Tiger stands 8-under in the tournament, and trails leader Lee Westwood by four strokes for the tournament lead.

Woods let his emotions show at times this afternoon. In addition, Tiger struggled to control his swing on the golf course as well. Regardless of what happens Sunday, the final day of the Masters should be a memorable one for golf fans.

6:32 p.m.: Tiger makes a strong drive to open his final hole of the day.

Woods is five strokes behind Lee Westwood (who has overtaken Phil Mickelson) for the tournament lead.

6:29 p.m.: Woods may want to practice his short game.

Tiger misses the putt and taps in for bogey. He's at 7-under with one hole remaining.

You can't help but wonder where Tiger would be on the leaderboard if he had made a few more putts this tournament.

6:21 p.m.: Tiger makes a nice recovery, and has a chance to make par on the 17th hole.

Woods followed up his drive with a hook that went roughly 50 feet, then a nice pitch that's about eight feet from the hole.

6:17 p.m.: Is Tiger tiring down the stretch?

Woods slices the ball wide right on No. 17. He has plenty of work ahead of him if he wants to make par.

Once again, things could be worse for Tiger.

6:09 p.m.: Tiger had a great chance to birdie No. 16, but failed to make the most of the opportunity.

Woods was within 12 feet of the hole and had a chance to birdie, but missed the putt. Tiger two-putts for par and remains at 8-under.

6:00 p.m.: Woods carries the momentum and birdies No. 15.

He's 8-under, and four strokes behind new leader Phil Mickelson.

5:54 p.m.: Tiger makes a big drive to the right side of the fairway on No. 15.

Woods hits the middle of the green on his second shot, but the ball bounds over and he'll have to chip to attempt to get back on the green.

Not what Woods was looking for on the 15th hole.

5:43 p.m.: Tiger is making his move.

Woods makes a great drive on No. 14 and makes the birdie. He's at 7-under with four holes remaining.

5:35 p.m.: Tiger makes birdie on No. 13, and moves to 6-under in the Masters.

Tiger remains six strokes behind Westwood, but there is plenty of golf to be played today and Sunday.

5:30 p.m.: Woods hits the ball to the middle of the green on the 13th hole.

The ball rolled to the right and is a distance from the hole.

5:22 p.m.: Tiger could learn from Phil Mickelson's performance today.

Mickelson has moved to 11-under after an eagle on No. 14. He's one stroke behind Westwood for the tournament lead.

5:20 p.m.: Tiger has had success on No. 13 in the tournament's first two rounds.

Woods is a combined 5-under on No. 13 in this year's Masters. He'll need to make up ground quickly if he wants to move up the leaderboard.

5:17 p.m.: Tiger moves on to the 12th hole at Augusta, and pars yet again.

Woods remains at 5-under with 24 holes remaining in the tournament.

5:13 p.m.: Woods makes par on No. 11, and remains at 5-under.

Tiger has maintained control of his emotions, but his swing hasn't been there in the last few holes.

5:08 p.m.: Things just became tougher for Tiger.

Westwood birdied on No. 10, moving to 12-under in the tournament. He's now seven strokes ahead of Tiger.

5:05 p.m.: Tiger gets the ball to the front of the green on No. 11, but remains a distance from the hole.

Woods will attempt a long birdie putt in the hopes of moving to 6-under in the tournament.

4:54 p.m.: I guess Tiger won't make par on the 10th hole.

Woods misses the par attempt and bogeys the hole. He moves to 5-under on the afternoon, six strokes behind Lee Westwood.

Could Tiger's 144-day absence from tournament play finally be catching up to him?

4:51 p.m.: Tiger misses the birdie putt on No. 10.

It appears Woods will stay at 6-under after 10 holes.

4:45 p.m.: Tiger hits the ball past the pin, and gets within 20 feet of the hole.

Woods appears to have his emotions in check as he goes for birdie.

4:43 p.m.: Tiger tees off on No. 10 at Augusta.

No. 10 is a difficult hole. Woods made par on the 10th hole Friday, and we'll have to wait and see how he does today.

4:40 p.m.: Tiger makes par on No. 9 and remains at 6-under in the tournament.

Woods is even on the afternoon after the first nine.

4:34 p.m.: Woods gets to the pine straw on the ninth hole, and follows up his first shot by getting within 30 feet of the hole.

In case you were wondering, Augusta's ninth hole is Par 4, 460 yards.

4:26 p.m.: After a tough stretch, Tiger recovers and makes birdie on the eighth hole.

Woods moves to 6-under in the Masters, four strokes behind Lee Westwood.

4:18 p.m.: Woods makes a good shot to pin-high on No. 8.

He appears close enough for a putt, and has an excellent chance to make birdie at the very least.

4:10 p.m.: Tiger misses the putt from five feet and bogeys the hole.

Woods has bogeyed three of his last four holes, and moves to 5-under in the tournament.

4:07 p.m.: Woods may be losing control of his swing and his emotions.

After another emotional outburst, Tiger tries to make par on No. 7.

4:00 p.m.: It's starting to go from bad to worse for Tiger.

Woods' drive on No. 7 goes left. The seventh hole at Augusta is Par 4, 450 yards, by the way. 

3:58 p.m.: An emotional Tiger bogeys the sixth hole and moves 6-under in the tournament.

3:50 p.m.: Tiger has moved from fist-pumping to yelling.

Woods was visibly unhappy after the tee shot on No. 6, and it sounded like Woods cursed loudly.

Maybe "Serenity Now" would help.

3:45 p.m.: Tiger sinks the putt and stays at 7-under.

3:43 p.m.: Tiger is about 12 feet from par on No. 5.

It looks like he'll remain at 7-under after five.

3:34 p.m.: ESPN.com's Jason Sobel provides an interesting stat: Woods and Mickelson have been paired together eight times in a major tournament. Of those eight pairings, Tiger's has had the better score or tied Mickelson six out of the eight times.

Tiger could very well be paired with Phil Mickelson in the final round
on Sunday.

There's plenty of golf to be played in Round 3, but it's definitely something to consider.

3:31 p.m.: Tough follow-up hole for Tiger.

Woods bogeys the fourth hole to drop to 7-under in the tournament.

I suppose things could be worse.

3:22 p.m.: With his birdie on No. 3, Tiger ties Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter at 8-under.

Can't help but wonder how Mickelson, Poulter and Westwood are feeling right now.

3:19 p.m.: Tiger birdies the third hole and moves within one stroke of the Masters lead.

Woods is 2-under on the day and 8-under in the tournament.

3:11 p.m.: Tiger now remains two strokes behind Lee Westwood, who birdied the first hole of the afternoon and has moved to 9-under in the tournament.

Westwood is in sole possession of the top spot on the leaderboard.

3:07 p.m.: Tiger burns the lip on the birdie and taps in for par.

He remains at 7-under in the Masters as he prepares for the third hole.

3:01 p.m.: Tiger finds the fairway bunker on the second hole. He's gotten out of the bunker with a wedge shot that went roughly 20 feet.

He's going for birdie yet again.

2:54 p.m.: It's worth mentioning that Tiger Woods pumped his fist when he sank the birdie on the first hole.

Apparently, Tiger's feeling good. He must be ready to roar.

2:49 p.m.: Tiger sinks the birdie on the first hole and moves to 7-under.

Up next, hole No. 2: Par 5, 575 yards.

2:41 p.m.: Woods splits the fairway on his first drive of the day.

He follows up with a strong approach shot and should have a good chance for birdie.

2:38 p.m.: It looks like it should be a beautiful day for golf for Tiger.

Currently, it's 70 degrees at Augusta with a 8 mph ENE wind.

Woods is now on the tee.

2:33 p.m.: It's "Moving Day" at the Masters, and Tiger is scheduled to tee off at 2:35 p.m.

Woods enters the day two shots behind Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, who are both tied for the lead at 8-under.

Want to see how Tiger has performed in the Masters thus far? Check out our Tiger Woods Watch from Round 2, the front nine of Round 1 and the back nine of Round 1. 

And of course, follow our Tiger Woods Watch as we continue to update on Round 3 at Augusta.

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