Recapping Tiger Woods' Round 3 at Wells Fargo Championship

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Tiger Woods finally got back on track at the Wells Fargo Championship on Saturday, finishing with a Round 3 score of 3-under to bring him to 1-under overall.

Woods hit six birdies (three apiece on the front and back nines) but a few bogies kept him from finishing the way he wanted. That includes a bogey on his final hole of the day on 18.

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Still, it's a marked improvement over his first two days of play, and leaves him in decent position to move up the leaderboard on Sunday.

Here's a look at Tiger's Round 3 at Quail Hollow:

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HOLE 18: PAR 4, 494 YARDS
Score: 1-under (3-under Round 3)

1:55 p.m.: Final stats for the day:

1:49 p.m.: He misses — he has a three-putt bogey, a terrible end to an otherwise great back nine. Still, he finishes at 1-under overall after a 3-under 68 in Round 3. That leaves him tied for 33rd at the end of his third round of play.

1:48 p.m.: An achingly close birdie attempt rolls about 7, 8 feet from par. Got to make this.

1:43 p.m.: Tiger's approach lands him 42 feet from birdie. Lag putt coming up soon, but what a shot that would be if he sunk birdie.

1:36 p.m.: Tiger hits the fairway on 18 and is 190 yards from the pin. Good start.

HOLE 17: PAR 3, 223 YARDS
Score: 2-under (4-under Round 3)

1:27 p.m.: He's got a two-putt par after the birdie attempt falls short. Onto Hole 18.

1:25 p.m.: Tiger's tee is on the green but he'll have a 28-foot birdie attempt.

HOLE 16: PAR 4, 506 YARDS
Score: 2-under (4-under Round 3)

1:20 p.m.: Tiger's birdie attempt just misses and he settles for the two-putt par.

1:16 p.m.: Approach shot lands on the back of the green, 16 of 17 feet from the pin. Can we expect a fourth consecutive birdie?

1:13 p.m.: Tiger's drive lands just off the right of the fairway in the rough. Should be no problem on the approach shot.

HOLE 15: PAR 5, 577 YARDS
Score: 2-under (4-under Round 3)

1:08 p.m.: 

1:04 p.m.: Boom. Another birdie — his sixth of the round — puts Tiger at 2-under for the week and 4-under in Round 3. He's now tied for 20th and five shots back of the leaders.

1:03 p.m.: Tiger uses the wedge to get a look at birdie from 6 feet out.

12:59 p.m.: Tiger's approach is just to the right of the green. Looking to be in position for another birdie.

12:51 p.m.: Tiger booms a drive on the par-5 hole and will have a 245-yard approach from the curve. 

12:43 p.m.: With that, Tiger is now tied for 31st and is only six shots back of the leaders.

HOLE 14: PAR 4, 344 YARDS
Score: 1-under (3-under Round 3)

12:40 p.m.: Incredible. Tiger's 80-foot putt lands a mere 4 inches away from an eagle, but he gets out of Hole 14 with a birdie. He's cooking with gas now. 

12:35 p.m.: Tiger's tee lands rolls to the back of the green. Another big opportunity coming up.

HOLE 13: PAR 3, 208 YARDS
Score: Even (2-under Round 3)

12:26 p.m.: And Tiger makes the most of it, sinking birdie to get back to even (2-under in Round 3). That leaves him tied for 32nd and seven shots back of leaders Peter Uihlein and Peter Malnati.

12:23 p.m.: Excellent tee shot at 13 gives Tiger a look at birdie from 6 feet out. Huge opportunity here.

HOLE 12: PAR 4, 456 YARDS
Score: 1-over (1-under Round 3)

12:17 p.m.: And we've got par.

12:16 p.m.: Tiger hits the ball above the pin but uses the downward slope to get within 13 feet for a look at birdie. Expect a cautious putt here.

12:11 p.m.: Tiger's looking at 149 yards between him and the pin.

12:06 p.m.: Tiger hits an iron-stinger off 12.

HOLE 11: PAR 4, 462 YARDS
Score: 1-over (1-under Round 3)

12:05 p.m.: An excellent putt lands Tiger within a foot of the hole. Nearly had that one there but he'll likely be OK settling for the par here.

Noon: Tiger's on the green, but his approach shot is well right of the mark. Looking at a lag putt from 47 feet out here.

11:55 a.m.: Tiger ropes that one down the center of the fairway.

HOLE 10: PAR 5, 592 YARDS
Score: 1-over (1-under Round 3)

11:53 a.m.: Tiger fails on the up-and-down birdie attempt and settles for par. Missed opportunity there.

11:48 a.m.: Tiger's in the left-side bunker now. Not the worst position, especially not after whiffing off the tee. Let's see where he goes from here.

11:43 a.m.: Not a good start after the turn — Tiger's tee is way, way right of the fairway. Exhibit A:

HOLE 9: PAR 4, 505 YARDS
Score: 1-over (1-under Round 3)

11:33 a.m.: Tiger's long par attempt leaves him a foot right of the mark. He settles for a two-putt bogey. He's now tied for 48th and is eight shots back of leader Peter Malnati. 

11:31 a.m.: Tiger's on the green but has a 15-foot look at par here. Not ideal.

11:26 a.m.: He's short of the green, in the right-side bunker on the approach shot. He'll need likely need an up-and-down to save par here.

11:25 a.m.: Tiger's drive is right of the fairway in the rough, right where it curves. He'll have a decent look at the green from 190 yards out.

HOLE 8: PAR 4, 346 YARDS
Score: Even (2-under Round 3)

11:19 a.m.: And another birdie ! Tiger's done a magnificent job of overcoming that early bogey to get back to even for the tournament and 2-under today. He's now tied for 35th. 

11:16 a.m.: Great approach shot lands Tiger 8 feet from birdie.

11:14 a.m.: Tiger's looking at 132 yards from the pin in the back right of the green.

11:09 a.m.: Tiger blistered that drive right up the middle. A good start at another birdie attempt, seems like.

HOLE 7: PAR 5, 546 YARDS
Score: 1-over (1-under Round 3)

11:07 a.m.: And he sinks birdie ! He's back to 1-over 72 for the tournament and 1-under in Round 3. That moves him to tied for 47th heading into Hole 8.

11:03 am.: Tiger gets out of trouble from the pine straw and gets his approach shot to land left of the fairway. A low wedge takes a hop and now Tiger has a look at an 8-foot birdie attempt.

10:56 a.m.: Tiger's tee at 7 is way left, sending the audience running. He hit the left-side bunker each of the last two days on this hole, and how has gone even further left.

10:55 a.m.: Friendly reminder Tiger got consecutive birdies on Holes 7 and 8 on Thursday. Excellent opportunity to get back to even for the tournament.

HOLE 6: PAR 3, 249 YARDS
Score: 2-over (even Round 3)

10:50 a.m.: A nice chip lands Tiger within tap-in distance for par. Looks like he's overcoming that early mistake nicely.

10:45 a.m.: Tiger's tee is way left — he's in the rough short of the green and will have to traverse the entirety of the green to hit the pin on the right.

HOLE 5: PAR 4, 449 YARDS
Score: 2-over (even Round 3)

10:42 a.m.: And he got it! Tiger's first birdie of the day and just his second in the last 23 holes. He's back to 2-over and even in Round 3. He's now tied for 58th and is nine shots back of leader Peter Malnati (7-under).

10:38 a.m.: Tiger finds his first fairway on Hole 5, then barely clears the bunker on his approach shot to get a pretty good look at birdie — less than 15 feet.

HOLE 4: PAR 3, 167 YARDS
Score: 3-over (1-over Round 3)

10:34 a.m.: And we've got another par.

10:28 a.m.: Tiger's tee lands on the green but rolls to the back away from the pin. He's looking at a two-putt par.

HOLE 3: PAR 4, 483 YARDS
Score: 3-over (1-over Round 3)

10:20 a.m.: Another missed opportunity as Tiger misses on the right edge of the hole. Par.

10:16 am.: An excellent approach shot lands Tiger about 11.5 feet from birdie. He's struggled in the short game, but this is a good opportunity to get one back.

10:11 a.m.: Tiger's left again off the drive on 3. More work to do early.

HOLE 2: PAR 4, 452 YARDS
Score: 3-over (1-over Round 3)

10;08 a.m.: Going the wrong way here with an early bogey.

10:03 a.m.: Tiger's approach shot is short, left and in the rough. Still a decent look at an up-and-down for par.

9:59 a.m.: Tiger hits a stinger off 2 that lands in the left side of the fairway before the curve — he may have to finagle this one a bit.

HOLE 1: PAR 4, 495 YARDS
Score: 2-over (even Round 3)

9:53 a.m.: Tiger's birdie attempt is short and right but he gets a stress-free, two-putt par.

9:51 a.m.: Tiger manages to iron out of the bunker, landing the ball on the center of the green right of the pin. He's got a 26-foot look at birdie here.

9:47 a.m.: Tiger's first drive clears the corner and hits the left-side bunker. We're off.

9:44 a.m.: It's about that time.

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Zac Al-Khateeb

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Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.