Tiger Woods, AT&T National: Day 3 Highlights, Updates & Analysis
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After struggling a bit with the course in the first round, Tiger roared back on the second day. He used a 48-foot eagle putt on the 16th hole to get himself under par for the tournament and gained another stroke along the way.
Sitting at two under, Woods finds himself in 11th place and five shots off the lead.
It will be another scorching day in Bethesda. Can Tiger scorch the Congressional course once again?
Stay tuned for up-to-the-second updates and analysis for the entirety of Tiger's round. With Tiger in contention, it's always an interesting weekend.
Thanks to everyone who followed along today. Tiger has definitely made things interesting and is putting as much heat on the field as the sun has been.
I won't be available tomorrow but Bleacher Report will have a live blogger for the final round. Everyone should be tuned in to see if Tiger can complete this comeback. The way he's playing right now I can't imagine anyone else pulling it out.
Have a great night!
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With the field finished for the day here is the final Tigerboard:
| No. | Player | Total | Thru | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | -6 | F | 72 | 68 | 67 |
Leader: Brendon de Jonge (-7)
Mahan bogeys No. 17 to drop to -5. de Jonge makes par to remain in the lead at -7.
Tiger has hit just 22-of-42 fairways for 52.4 percent. He's hit 33-of-54 greens in regulation for 61.1 percent. He is averaging 1.5 putts per hole.
Tiger's putts have gone from 29 in the first round to 27 yesterday and 25 today. Maybe he is finally finding his range approaching the greens.
de Jonge was unable to take advantage of No. 16 and stays at -7.
We now have a four-way tie for second between Tiger, Van Pelt, Mahan and Seung-Yul Noh at -6.
Statistically Tiger had his best day of the tournament in driving accuracy and putting.
He hit 57 percent of his greens, he hit 61 percent of the greens in regulation for the third day in a row, he had just 25 putts and he was actually 2-of-3 on sand saves.
If he continues to improve or even stay at this level I'm not sure who can beat him.
Tiger has improved each day at Congressional. He shot a 72 on Thursday, a 68 on Friday and a 67 today.
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Hole 18 | Par-4 | 523-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 10 of 18
Tiger finishes with his eighth straight par.
Woods makes another par on No. 18. He secured a round without a bogey. He also finds himself as the co-leader in the clubhouse with Bo Van Pelt.
The 18th is a long par-4 at 523 yards. de Jonge and Mahan are taking their crack at No. 16 so it would be huge for Tiger to give himself a shot at birdie here.
Hole 18 | Par-4 | 523-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 10 of 18
Another one of the middle of the pack holes that has given players some difficulty. The field has 44 birdies against 63 bogeys or worse, including seven birdies and nine bogeys today.
Tiger has made par in both attempts at No. 18.
Tigerboard with just one hole remaining today:
| No. | Player | Total | Thru | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | -6 | 17 | 72 | 68 |
Leader: Brendon de Jonge (-7)
Hole 17 | Par-4 | 437-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 10 of 18
Tiger holds his place with another par at No. 17.
For the third time this week Tiger makes par at No. 17. He keeps his day bogey free which really maximizes the value of his four birdies.
Hole 17 | Par-4 | 437-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 10 of 18
No. 17 is another hole that Tiger has made par on both days.
The field has played this hole slightly over par with 48 birdies and 69 bogeys or worse.
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With two holes remaining here is the current Tigerboard:
| No. | Player | Total | Thru | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | -6 | 16 | 72 | 68 |
Leader: Brendon de Jonge (-7)
Hole 16 | Par-5 | 579-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 2 of 18
Tiger settles for par at no. 16.
After de Jonge dropped to -7 Tiger could have evened things up on No. 16. It's been the second easiest hole this week but he could only manage par.
Two holes left for Tiger today and he trails by one shot.
Brendon de Jonge and Hunter Mahan each bogeyed No. 14.
de Jonge dropped to -7. Mahan fell out of the second place tie to -5. Van Pelt and Tiger are both at -6.
Hole 16 | Par-5 | 579-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 2 of 18
No. 16 has been one of the two birdie holes at Congressional this week. It's played under par and the field has scored 96 birdies.
Tiger played this hole for par on Thursday and he made eagle yestertday. This would be a great opportunity to pull closer.
Tigerboard through 15 holes:
| No. | Player | Total | Thru | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | -6 | 15 | 72 | 68 |
Leader: Brendon de Jonge (-8)
Hole 15 | Par-4 | 490-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 5 of 18
Woods makes par to stay at -6.
Woods makes his par and keeps his third round bogey free. That's huge on a day like today. Four birdies and 11 pars.
Hole 15 | Par-4 | 490-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 5 of 18
In two tries on the 15th hole Tiger has made bogey and par.
The field as a whole is playing No. 15 at +0.21 with 33 birdies and 90 bogeys or worse.
Tigerboard with four holes remaining:
| No. | Player | Total | Thru | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | -6 | 14 | 72 | 68 |
Leader: Brendon de Jonge (-8)
Hole 14 | Par-4 | 467-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 4 of 18
Tiger makes par on No. 14. He trails by two.
I apologize for my delay this time. I'm in the Philadelphia area and I lost power for a few minutes.
Tiger made par on No. 14. He is still in a tie for second but Brendon de Jonge birdied to get to -8 for a two shot lead.
Hole 14 | Par-4 | 467-Yards | Difficulty Rank: 4 of 18
No. 14 has been tough all week. There have been 31 birdies, 86 bogeys and six double bogeys or worse.
Tiger has made birdie and par on the 14th over the first two days.
de Jonge has been leading for most of the day.
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Tigerboard through 13 holes:
| No. | Player | Total | Thru | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | -6 | 13 | 72 | 68 |
Leader: Brendon de Jonge (-7)
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