PGA Tour

Tour Championship 2018

September 20-23

East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

$9,000,000

September 20-23

East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

$9,000,000

Round 3

Tiger Woods surges into three-shot lead in Atlanta

Round 1

Round 2

Round 4

Round 1

Round 2

Round 4

September 22, 2018

Tiger Woods, who last won 1,875 days ago in August 2013 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, is close to ending his victory drought after storming into a three-shot lead in Atlanta.

After starting his round with a birdie on the par-4 first, he then produced a run of five birdies from third to eighth with amazing iron play and putting, including a 21-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole and an approach shot on the seventh from 172 yards that needed only a tap in from five feet.

"I got off to a nice start and made some nice putts. Good Lord," Woods said afterwards.

"I left myself in good spots, too, so I was able to take a run at some of the putts. Other than number three, every putt was uphill, so it was nice. I felt like I could free-wheel it, and they went in."

Should he win this weekend it would be his 80 PGA Tour victory and put him two behind Sam Snead's 82 record.

"I would love to be able to win this event," he said.

"I've got a three-shot lead. I've got a bunch of guys behind me that have been playing well and are playing well, and we'll see what happens tomorrow."

"Simple math says that if I play a clean card, the guys behind me have to shoot 67 to force it into extra," Woods added.

"So, that helps. I don't have to shoot 63 or 64 and hope I get help. That's a big difference."

"This is a spot I'd much rather be in than certainly four or five back.”