Tiger Woods extended his lead at Doral's Monster Course on Saturday posting a five-under round of 67.
The Northern Irishman had
a day of highs and lows opening his round with an eagle before backing
it up with birdies at three and six.
But his chances of
challenging on Sunday looked to have disappeared when he bogeyed the
11th and followed it with a double bogey at the par-four 14th.
But an eagle at the
372-yard par four 16th brought him right back into contention and helped
him to a three-under par round of 69.
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Phil Mickelson recovered
from a double-bogey six at the third hole to also post a 69, leaving him
one shot adrift of McDowell and tied for third with compatriot Steve
Stricker (69).
Woods has now fired 24 birdies in 54 holes but isn't expecting an easy ride in the final round.
"Tomorrow is supposed to
be tougher. The wind is supposed to be tougher. And these greens are
baked out. It's hard to hold them," Woods said.
Spain's Sergio Garcia is
one of four players tied for fifth place on 11-under par. The Spaniard
is joined by South Africa's Charl Schwartzel and America's Keegan
Bradley and Michael Thompson.
Bubba Watson is one shot further back, with Jason Dufner and Dustin Johnson tied for 11th on nine-under par.
Australia's Adam Scott
and England's Justin Rose and Ian Poulter are tied for 19th place on
six-under par along with America's Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson.
World No.1 Rory McIlroy
is currently tied for 30th on three-under par with England's Lee
Westwood. Both men posted one-under par rounds of 71.
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