Tiger Woods entered Round 3 at the BMW Championship five shots behind the leader, and he left Aronimink Golf Club in the same position.
The 14-time major winner started Saturday afternoon with back-to-back birdies, but he failed to capitalize on the momentum. Woods finished 4-under for the round and 12-under overall. Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele were tied for the lead at 17-under when Woods walked off the course.
Final stats: 10/14 fairways, 16 greens, 30 putts. Score: -4 (-12 overall)
— Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) September 8, 2018
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Sporting News tracked Tiger's score and provided live hole-by-hole updates. Here's the recap from Round 3...
Tiger Woods' score: Round 3
2018 BMW Championship
| Hole (Par) | Tiger's score (Overall) | Place |
| 1 (4) | 3 (9-under) | T-7 |
| 2 (4) | 3 (10-under) | T-3 |
| 3 (4) | 4 (10-under) | T-3 |
| 4 (4) | 4 (10-under) | T-4 |
| 5 (3) | 3 (10-under) | T-5 |
| 6 (4) | 4 (10-under) | T-6 |
| 7 (4) | 4 (10-under) | T-8 |
| 8 (3) | 3 (10-under) | T-10 |
| 9 (5) | 5 (10-under) | T-13 |
| 10 (4) | 4 (10-under) | T-15 |
| 11 (4) | 4 (10-under) | T-16 |
| 12 (4) | 4 (10-under) | T-18 |
| 13 (4) | 4 (10-under) | T-19 |
| 14 (3) | 2 (11-under) | T-11 |
| 15 (4) | 4 (11-under) | T-14 |
| 16 (5) | 4 (12-under) | T-8 |
| 17 (3) | 3 (12-under) | T-10 |
| 18 (4) | 4 (12-under) | T-9 |
Hole 18: Par 4, 436 yards
Round 3 ends with a par for Tiger, who managed to go through all 18 holes without a bogey but left a few birdies on the table.
Par, 12-under
Hole 17: Par 3, 215 yards
That approach... not ideal. Tiger runs it way past the hole and can't do much other than accept his par and keep moving.
Par, 12-under
Hole 16: Par 5, 558 yards
He didn't take the conventional route, but Woods finds his fourth birdie of the day. Let's see what he's got for the Par 3 ahead.
Birdie, 12-under
Hole 15: Par 4, 500 yards
Woods bounces back after finding the rough to the right of the fairway. The next two holes will be big.
Par, 11-under
Hole 14: Par 3, 215 yards
And there it is! Woods doesn't make any mistakes with the putter this time. Hey, is that a smile?
Birdie, 11-under
After 11 straight pars ...@TigerWoods makes birdie.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/hMITQOkv5r
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 8, 2018
Hole 13: Par 4, 387 yards
Par. Cool.
Par, 10-under
Hole 12: Par 4, 459 yards
Tiger works his way out of the bunker, tacking on another par. He's now six shots behind the leader with a bunch of golfers in the way.
Par, 10-under
Hole 11: Par 4, 408 yards
Solid drive splits the fairway. Ends with a par. Rinse, repeat.
Par, 10-under
Hole 10: Par 4, 445 yards
Oh boy. That one hurts. Woods can't connect on one of his best openings of the day. That feels worse than just a par.
Par, 10-under
Hole 9: Par 5, 605 yards
It's par-a-palooza 2018! After a couple early birdies, Tiger rattles off seven consecutive pars on the Front 9. He's had chances, but he can't find the touch on the green.
Par, 10-under
Front-nine stats: 5/7 fairways, 9/9 greens, 16 putts. Score: -2 (-10 overall)
— Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) September 8, 2018
Hole 8: Par 3, 238 yards
Good chance, no birdie. Woods is slowly slipping back down the leaderboard after his hot start.
Par, 10-under
Hole 7: Par 4, 401 yards
Woods splits the fairway, but his approach lands 20 feet away. He can't recapture his early putting magic. Put a par on the board.
Par, 10-under
Hole 6: Par 4, 392 yards
Tiger's drive finds the fairway bunker, leaving him in a difficult spot, but he avoids his first bogey. Nice save.
Par, 10-under
Hole 5: Par 3, 178 yards
After dropping the ball about 10 feet from the cup on the Par 3, Woods just narrowly misses on the green, leading to another par. Tough break.
Par, 10-under
Hole 4: Par 4, 457 yards
Woods' drive sends him into the rough, but he recovers to reach the green. He can't sink a long birdie opportunity, and he taps in for par.
Par, 10-under
Hole 3: Par 4, 446 yards
Tiger sets up for another birdie, but he can't finish it off this time. The streak ends here.
Par, 10-under
Hole 2: Par 4, 422 yards
Make it back-to-back birdies for Tiger. He looks confident with the putter early.
Birdie, 10-under
Birdie-birdie start for @TigerWoods.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 8, 2018
"This could be the week."#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/E3z5ZFr4SQ
Hole 1: Par 4, 428 yards
The first drive lands comfortably down the right side of the fairway. Woods follows it up with a birdie putt. Strong start to Round 3.
Birdie, 9-under
1 hole.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 8, 2018
1 birdie.
A perfect start for @TigerWoods. pic.twitter.com/PfnYfXEDkn
