Live from the PGA at Hazeltine on Saturday: Tiger Can't Shake Padraig

Golf writer Andy Reistetter is on site at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, MN and is providing daily reports covering both inside and outside the ropes.

Here are his notes from Saturday, Aug. 15, '09.

Well, it is "moving day" at the PGA Championship at Hazeltine National in Chaska, MN.

Will Tiger move further out in front of the field thereby guaranteeing his 15th Major and 71st PGA TOUR win come Sunday afternoon?

Or will one or more in the field narrow or eliminate the gap or even overtake Tiger and lead the 91st PGA going into the final round on Sunday.

There was a calming effect midday at Hazeltine as storms circumvented the golf course. Winds remained relatively calm enabling some fairly impressive scoring.

John Rollins starting three hours before the last pairing of Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh teed off made six birdies and no bogeys in his last 13 holes and posted a 4-under 68 for the day and was in the clubhouse at 2-under for the tournament.

Rollins' playing partner Alvaro Quiros made five birdies and two bogeys and posted a 3-under 69 for the day and was also at 2-under in the clubhouse early in the day.

After Woods shot a mediocre even par 36 on the front nine the field caught up a little. Ernie Els four under through 12 holes, Padraig Harrington through 10 holes were within two strokes of Tiger's 7-under par lead.

As Tiger waited to hit his tee shot on the par-3 13th hole Padraig Harrington drained a 15-foot birdie putt on the short par-4 14th hole. He surrendered his lead and is now tied for the lead with Harrington with the remainder of the back nine and Sunday's 18 holes to go in this the season's last major and last shot at glory.

Then Tiger birdied No. 14 to regain the one stroke lead. A downward fist pump illustrating his competitive edge to not let this Major slip away.

Y.E. Yang the second Korean after K.J. Choi to win on the PGA TOUR when he won the Honda Classic earlier this year posted six birdies and one lone bogey in an impressive 67 to stand at 6-under after three rounds.

As light rain appeared and the winds picked up the final groups finished up the third round of play.

PLAYERS Champion Henrik Stenson bogeyed No. 1 and followed with five birdies throughout his round of 68 to move to 4-under par.

Ernie Els who birdied five of nine holes midway through his round finished poorly bogeying the last three for a round of 2-under 70 and stands at 3-under par tied for sixth place with Soren Kjeldsen who shot 70.

U.S. Open Champion Lucas Glover shot 71 and is tied for fourth place with Stenson.

As Tiger readied himself to play on the tee at the par-3 Padraig bogeyed the 18th hole to fall into a second place tie with Y.E. Yang at 6-under.

Tiger finished par-par missing 10 footer for birdie at the last.

He is the leader at 8-under with a two stroke lead over Yang and Harrington.

Vijay Singh playing in the final group with Tiger shot a disappointing 75 and is now tied for 18th place.

After being fortunate to make the cut, Yang will be playing in the final group with Tiger on Sunday in a Major Championship.

"The second day (Friday, I had) four bogeys (in the) first five holes, it was a bit of a nerve-racking experience for myself. So (I) stopped trying to force it and just tried to make the cut. And somehow it just all came back to me like earlier this year (at the Honda Classic)."

Back in 2006 at the HSBC Championship in Shanghai, China Yang defeated Tiger down the stretch to win. That was then and now is now- the PGA Championship.

"With Woods, he's won 70 times now. I've only won once so it's sort of 70-to-1 odds. Yeah, might as well go for broke as well."

Padraig Harrington did not get his wish to play with Woods on Sunday to personally avenge his loss at Firestone where he tripled bogeyed the 16th hole.

Maybe that is just as well and he will put together a round like the last at Oakland Hills last year to defend his PGA title one group ahead of Woods.

But the odds on favorite to win his 15th Major and 71st PGA TOUR event tomorrow at Hazeltine is Tiger Woods.

Andy Reistetter is a freelance golf writer. He follows the PGA TOUR volunteering for the tournaments and working part time for NBC Sports, CBS Sports, and The Golf Channel. He resides in Jacksonville Beach, FL near the PGA TOUR headquarters and home of The PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte VedraBeach.

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