Projecting Tiger Woods' Day 4 Score at 2013 Bridgestone Invitational

Tiger Woods was hard-pressed to follow up his spectacular Round of 61 with reminiscent dominance in Round 3. Nevertheless, he maintained a seven-shot lead on his closest competitor and got to minus-15 overall entering Sunday's final round at the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

Some of Woods' career accomplishments are so far beyond the prowess of his peers that they're often laughable. One such statistic is true when it comes to World Golf Championships:

From the 17 victories Woods has notched at WGC tournaments, seven of them have come at the current event Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.

So what can we expect from one of the best front-runners and closers in golf history over the final 18 holes?

Well, a win seems as inevitable as the sun rising, that's for sure. With regard to his score, it won't take much for the world No. 1 to win this championship for an unprecedented eighth time.

Thus, expect the calculated shot-making brilliance of Woods to be on full display. This is his final tune-up for the PGA Championship, which marks the year's final major. Woods has not won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open and is stuck with 14 major titles, trailing Jack Nicklaus' all-time mark by four.

A specific game plan should be in place for Woods, who will do what he must to get the "W" but should also experiment a little bit and try different shots out in preparation for Oak Hill.

Even though Woods has won four times already in 2013, he hasn't finished tournaments as well as he's known for. He enters Sunday with the 143rd-ranked scoring average in final rounds on the PGA Tour.

Outside of Friday's brilliant round that required only 22 putts, there is reason for at least some concern regarding Woods' current form.

Obviously this is nitpicking and disregards the change in mindset in jumping out to such a commanding lead, but he did hit only nine of 18 greens in regulation in the third round.

That type of spotty iron play must be fixed, and hitting from the fairway on a more consistent basis will help Woods fix that temporarily shaky aspect of his game.

The good news is that Woods still scored well with a two-under 68 on Saturday, showcasing his phenomenal short game with excellent scrambling—punctuated by this chip-in for birdie on No. 13:

Expect trademark, stinging fairway metals and long irons off the tee when possible in Round 4 for Woods to sharpen his approach shots and get back into a rhythm when hitting into the greens. Given how much he enjoys this venue, his score should not slip above level-par.

Even when Woods has had a commanding lead at Firestone, it hasn't stopped him from chasing history.

In 2000, he was at the peak of his powers and hit an historic shot in the dark to the final hole, made birdie and won by 11 strokes, setting the tournament scoring record in the process:

While he may not end things in quite that spectacular of fashion this time around, anything less than an under-par round would be regarded as a disappointment.

Woods will finish with a stellar effort and possibly another double-digit triumph.

Projections for Day 4: Five birdies, two bogeys and a three-under Round of 67.

Note: Statistics and information are courtesy of PGATour.com.