GAINESVILLE, Va. – Tiger Woods’s shaky game passed a big test Friday by following up a low round with another one.
The third round at Quicken Loans National was all about seeing if his new swing could hold up while in contention for his first win in almost two years.
It wasn’t close.
Woods scrambled for the first seven holes before making a bogey on the par-5 8th, and with the exception of a birdie putt at 15, a near-ace at 16 and gorgeous flop shot at 18, Woods had a disastrous day at the office with a 3-over 74 that sent him back down to 5 under par and nine shots behind co-leaders Troy Merritt and Kevin Chappell.