Masters: Woods' odds

Tiger Woods finally got his round in the 60s. Prior to Saturday's sub-70 round, he last shot in the 60s back in the third round of the 2005 Masters — the year he won his fourth green jacket.

Woods needed to post a strong number on Saturday to get him back in to contention, but will it be enough?

“I got a lot of work to do tomorrow,” said Woods. “If he could make it all the way back tomorrow he would.  Obviously with the conditions are supposed to be pretty blustery tomorrow and a little cooler.  And again you got to hang in there and be patient out there because it doesn't take much to make a high number out here.”

When Woods finished, Brandt Snedeker was at 9 under through 10 holes with Trevor Immelman one shot back at 8 under though 10 holes.  Paul Casey and Steve Flesch were at 7 under.

But as will happen, Amen Corner took its revenge, as Snedeker made three straight bogeys to drop him back to 6 under. That was the extent of the carnage as Casey finished at 7-under, while Flesch and Immelman kept moving forward. Immelman finished at 11-under-par with Snedeker finishing at 9-under with a furious finish that included a birdie at the 18th hole.

So Woods will start six shots back with four hot players in front of him.

Woods has been in the top five, but not the lead, four times going into the final round — 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2007. His scoring average in those four final rounds is 71.5 and he didn’t win any of those four Masters.

“Depends what the conditions are tomorrow,” said Woods of his chances.  “It could be, if it's calm like this today then obviously it helps.  You know what to do.  But if it's blowing all over the place it all depends on your timing whether you can time the gusts correctly or not.”

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