Tiger Woods needed to be good today in the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He was exactly that, and for eight holes, Tiger Woods was REALLY good. He birdied five of his final six holes as he made the turn and birdied the second hole on the front nine (his back) giving him six birdies in an eight-hole stretch.
It was a helluva way to rebound from a bogey at No. 12.
It was a helluva way to rebound from a disappointing day Friday, where Tiger’s putter kept him off the first page of the leaderboard. On Saturday, Woods didn’t just find the first page, he found his putting stroke. And that would be Tiger’s saving grace on a day where Tiger didn’t drive the ball well at all.
Woods only hit 7-of-14 fairways on the day after hitting 86 percent of his fairways through the first two days of the tournament, but just like in the old days, Tiger’s trusty flat-blade was there to bail him out. Tiger needed just 27 putts to finish his third rou...
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