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| 11 April 2005 | Monday | 01 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426 |
Tiger leaps into contention
Woods began with a dramatic six-under par 66, the best round so far at storm-plauged Augusta National Golf Club, and finished with a sizzling five-under par 31 on the front nine before darkness halted third-round play.
After starting the second round on Friday sharing 33rd place and seven strokes off the pace, Woods entered in second place at nine-under par, four strokes behind leader Chris DiMarco and one ahead of Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn.
Displaying the long-absent form that made him a golf icon, Woods is within reach of his fourth Masters green jacket and a victory that would put him halfway to Jack Nicklaus’ record 18 career major titles.
| Scores: |
| 134 - Chris DiMarco 67-67 |
| 138 - Thomas Bjorn (DEN) 71-67 |
| 140 - Tiger Woods 74-66 |
| 141 - David Howell (ENG) 72-69, Vijay Singh (FIJ) 68-73 |
| 142 - Mark Hensby (AUS) 69-73, Phil Mickelson 70-72, Ryan Moore 71-71 |
| 143 - Kirk Triplett 75-68, Jim Furyk 76-67 |
| 144 - Casey Wittenberg 72-72, Rod Pampling (RSA) 73-71, Tim Herron 76-68, Ryan Palmer 70-74, Stewart Cink 72-72, Nick O’Hern (AUS) 72-72, Kenny Perry 76-68 |
Lead SHARED
MADEIRA (Portugal): Welshman Kyron Sullivan and South Africa’s Andrew McLardy shared the lead at the end of the third round of the Madeira Island Open here on Saturday as both players mastered blustery winds to post scores of 207, nine under par.
The duo lead by one shot from Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen and Scotlands Gary Orr.
| Leading third round scores: |
| 207 - Andrew McLardy (RSA) 67 71 69, Kyron Sullivan 64 70 73 |
| 208 - Gary Orr 69 70 69, Robert-Jan Derksen (NED) 67 70 71 |
| 209 - Van Phillips 70 69 70, Stephen Scahill (NZL) 64 73 72, John Bickerton 66 69 74, David Higgins 69 66 74.—AFP |
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