Tiger Woods is building momentum, putting out his best showing at the 2018 Northern Trust on Saturday with a three-under 68 in the third round.
Woods posted consecutive rounds of 71 and he needed to post a low number to get near the top of the leaderboard heading into the final day, and while it didn’t pan out for Woods, the improvement was impossible to ignore.
“The name of the game is you’ve got to make putts and you’ve got to roll it,” Woods said after the second round, according to ESPN. “No matter how good your drive is, you’ve still got to roll them and still got to make putts, and I didn’t putt very well today. I had a hard time seeing my lines, and consequently, I didn’t make anything.”
Currently, Woods leads the PGA Tour with a 68.42 scoring average in the third round, and average that ranges from 46th to 133rd in the other three rounds.
“For the week, I’ve only made eight [actually seven] birdies, and that’s not going to get it done,” Woods said. “These guys are making a boatload of birdies, and as soft as it is, I just haven’t made any.”