Tiger Woods cards 71 in Round 3 at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO – The good news is that Tiger Woods birdied three of his last five holes. He’ll start the final round in 48th place, however, 13 shots behind leader Justin Rose. Woods bogeyed his opening hole, and was 2 over par after 12 holes, before his strong finish. He stands at 5-under 211 (70-70-71). “I finally drove it good and didn’t hit my irons very close,� he said. “And again, had a bunch of close calls on putts that just didn’t go in.� Woods missed just four fairways and four greens Saturday but had 31 putts and lost nearly a stroke on the greens. “I don’t feel that bad over the shots, it’s just that through impact it’s not as clean as I’d like,� he said. “I warmed up really well, today was the best warm-up session I’ve had all week.�  He’s finished outside the top 25 just four times in 17 appearances at this event. “If I can get to double digits, it would be nice,� Woods said. “It’s not too much to ask if I play well. If I drive it like this, hit my irons a little more crisp and make a few putts, I should be able to do that.�

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