Woods way out in front again

12 April 2012

Tiger Woods doubled his lead in the third round of the CA World Championship in Miami on Saturday, and the world number one enters the closing 18 holes four in front after a 68 highlighted by an opening eagle.

The lowlight belonged to Ernie Els. Having climbed into a share of second place, Els finished with a double bogey six, blasting his drive wildly right, hitting a tree with his second, finding a bunker with his third and then thinning his recovery over the green.

Woods stands 11 under par and it is his Ryder Cup team-mate Brett Wetterich, round in a fine 67, who is his closest challenger.

Third is Australian left-hander Nick O'Hern, twice Woods' conqueror in the Accenture world match play, but a player who struggles to win in stroke play. His 66 matched the low round of the week also achieved by Paul Casey earlier in the day.

Leading European is Thomas Bjorn in a tie for fourth alongside Els, Vijay Singh, Charles Howell, Aaron Baddeley and Tom Pernice.

They have six strokes to make up and not one of them will be expecting to do it given the name of the leader.

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