Tiger Woods extends lead with solid third round in Japan

Tiger Woods entered his third round at the Zozo Championship with a two-shot lead in Japan, and while he was unable to post another 64, he doubled his advantage on the field with another vintage round.

Woods made bogey at the par-4 1st, but it would be his only blemish on the scorecard for the rest of the round. Woods posted back-to-back birdies at 3 and 4, and played the front nine at 3-under par.

Woods has been excellent on the greens throughout the weekend, and he drilled another lengthy birdie look at the 11th to get to 4-under on the day.

Woods led the field by as many as five shots, but his lead was cut to three after Hideki Matsuyama posted a 5-under round of 65. Woods missed a birdie putt at 18, and settled for a 4-under par round of 66.

Woods’ day on the course isn’t finished, however. Following a rainout on Friday, tournament organizers decided to play as much golf as possible on Sunday before finishing the tournament on Monday. Woods will receive less than an hour break before heading back out with the same group for his final round.

If history is any indication, a Woods win in almost a certainty. A win in Japan would give Woods a historic 82nd career PGA Tour win, tying him atop the all-time list with Sam Snead.