After gaining momentum through the first two rounds of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Tiger Woods hit a bit of a snag in his worst third round of the year so far.
Through six holes, he hit nothing but par shots and seemed like he had a bit of rhythm going at first. Unfortunately, the streak came to a halt on the seventh after he missed an eight-foot putt for par and settled for bogey. The rest of his day would not get much better.
Tiger hit 7/14 fairways, 9/18 GIR, 29 putts. Not good. Not good at all.
— Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) August 4, 2018
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Woods not only ended his streak of great third rounds throughout this year, he also ended his streak of 10 rounds at par or better with a 73 at Firestone. He'll be looking to improve on Sunday.
Sporting News followed along with shot-by-shot highlights of Tiger's performance at Akron. Here are some of the higlights.
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Tiger Woods' score: Round 3
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
| Hole (Par) | Tiger's score (Overall) | Place |
| 1 (4) | 4 (6 under) | T-14 |
| 2 (5) | 5 (6 under) | T-13 |
| 3 (4) | 4 (6 under) | T-15 |
| 4 (4) | 4 (6 under) | T-14 |
| 5 (3) | 3 (6 under) | T-15 |
| 6 (4) | 4 (6 under) | T-15 |
| 7 (3) | 4 (5 under) | T-20 |
| 8 (4) | 4 (5 under) | T-19 |
| 9 (4) | 4 (5 under) | T-18 |
| 10 (4) | 4 (5 under) | T-18 |
| 11 (4) | 5 (4 under) | T-23 |
| 12 (3) | 2 (5 under) | T-18 |
| 13 (4) | 5 (4 under) | T-22 |
| 14 (4) | 5 (3 under) | T-28 |
| 15 (3) | 3 (3 under) | T-28 |
| 16 (5) | 5 (3 under) | T-28 |
| 17 (4) | 4 (3 under) | T-28 |
| 18 (4) | 4 (3 under) | T-28 |
Round 3: Tiger Woods 73 (+3)
HOLE 18: Par 4, 464 yards
Second putt: PAR
First putt: Leaves it just past the whole.
Approach: Beautiful shot from the green that rolls just about to 8-10 feet from the hole.
Tee shot: Big drive on the last tee shot.
HOLE 17: Par 4, 400 yards
Second putt: It'll be another PAR with one hole to go.
First putt: Not even close. He'll get a chance at par.
Approach: The shot finds the green and will get a lengthie bridie attempt.
Tee shot: Tee shot finds the fairway.
HOLE 16: Par 5, 667 yards
Second putt: PAR
First putt: Birdie putt slips past hole at 16. Chance at par.
Approach: Clears the pond with his shot that absolutely no one in the crowd saw coming. He'll have a chance for birdie, about 15 feet to go.
Second shot: Punch out from the second shot. Long way to go from the green.
Tee shot: Huge shot off the tee into the trees.
HOLE 15: Par 3, 221 yards
Second putt: Gets a great roll for PAR.
Bunker shot: Shot runs out of the bunker and lands 10 feet short of the hole.
Tee shot: Hits the shot off the tee into the bunker
HOLE 14: Par 4, 467 yards
First putt: BOGEY
Putt: Can't get his the par to go and it'll be a bogey here.
Bunker shot: Hits it about six feet from the hole.
Approach: Sends the second shot to the bunker.
Tee shot: Looked like a so-so shot off the tee and the ball just leaves the rough. Not a great lie, but it always could be worse.
HOLE 13: Par 4, 471 yards
Second putt: Cleans the putt up for BOGEY . Two-over on the day.
Two wedges: Not accurate with the chip as it falls into the rough. He hit it within a foot or two of the hole for a chance at bogey.
Approach: He left it short yesterday, so he decides to change pace today and hit it long.
Tee shot: Goes with the three-wood for this one. Great shot that lands on the fairway.
HOLE 12: Par 3, 180 yards
First putt: The slick putt down the hill for his first BIRDIE of the day .
Tee shot: Beautiful shot for Tiger just over the flag for a great chance off the tee.
HOLE 11: Par 4, 418 yards
Second putt: Misses the putt and has to settle for a BOGEY
First putt: Chips it a little inaccurately to the green to give himself 10-15 feet for par.
Approach: Shot is short on the approach. The ball might be in the bunker.
Tee shot: Driver off the tee hits it into the rough.
HOLE 10: Par 4, 410 yards
Second putt: PAR
Wedge: The chip was a bit aggressive and it will be close for PAR .
Approach: Second shot goes deep. A much better example of distance control than the last two days.
Tee shot: Using the three-wood off the tee and hits the short stuff.
HOLE 9: Par 4, 494 yards
Second putt: Taps it in for PAR.
First putt: He doesn't get the shot high enough for the birdie.
Approach: Gets it beautifully to the middle of the green about 15 feet from the hole.
Tee shot: Goes with the driver and technically misses the fairway from the tee.
HOLE 8: Par 4, 482 yards
Second putt: He buries it for PAR.
First putt: Caught the left edge of the hole and is forced to settle for par.
Approach: Hits it hard and well right onto the green with maybe about eight feet from the hole for a birdie opportunity.
Tee shot: Tiger just drills the shot off the tee for a great start after the less-than-ideal ending.
HOLE 7: Par 3, 219 yards
Second putt: Misses the shot, and has to settle for BOGEY.
Wedge: Wedge comes up just short for an easy chance at par. Eight feet to the hole.
Tee shot: It looks like he found edge of the green off the tee. But he also looks like he's laboring out there.
HOLE 6: Par 4, 469 yards
Second putt: PAR
First putt: Just misses for birdie.
Approach: Finds the center of the green on the approach and is maybe 25 feet away.
Tee shot: Beautiful drive right towards the middle of the fairway. Complete with lucky bounces and all.
HOLE 5: Par 3, 200 yards
Second putt: Taps it in for PAR.
First putt: Soft little bump of a shot that comes about three feet short for par.
Tee shot: The tee shot comes up a bit short, and will likely have to scramble to get something here.
HOLE 4: Par 4, 471 yards
Second putt: Gets it to go for PAR.
First putt: Not the best contact on it and the putt comes up short by a few feet. We'll have to wait for his first birdie of the day.
Approach: The approach finds the green and should give him about 20 feet for another birdie try.
Tee shot : Drive is down the left side. Not as bad as the last one, but he's still a little off.
HOLE 3: Par 4, 442 yards
First putt: Sinks it for PAR.
Wedge : Wedges it a couple feet from the hole and sets himself up for par.
Approach: Woods is forced to lay up short of the pond at this whole. He has to wedge it for his third shot.
Tee shot: Shot might have gone 150 yards at best. It looked like it clipped the trees after it went off the tee.
HOLE 2: Par 5, 526 yards
Second putt: Sinks the shot for PAR , but, as the broadcasters remind us, this is the easiest hole in the golf course.
First putt: Leaves it a couple feet from the hole, and fives himself an opportunity to save for par.
Wedge: Just waves the wedge shot and hits the ball about 40 feet away from the hole making the save for par a best-case scenario.
Approach: Moves safely from the gallery and back safely into play.
Tee shot: A quick left off the tee shot with the driver, the club that's been failing me all tournament.
Hole 1: Par 4, 399 yards
Putt: Pours it in for PAR
Approach: He chips it up to six feet away from the hole for a chance at par.
Second shot: Not even close to pin high and the ball sucks it back off the front edge.
Tee shot: Great start with a shot landing nicely onto the fairway. A great ovation from the crowd indicates that old Tiger might be resurfacing, or it's happiness that he's finally found the fairway with an iron on this opening hole.