Golf Star Tiger Woods' 65 gives him Buick Open lead

Tiger Woods drove on adjacent fairways twice on the back nine, hit a cup of beer in a spectator's hand, got rattled by a bug and was relegated to shaping some shots around trees and under branches.

Tiger Woods

He still managed to shoot a 7-under 65 on Saturday in the third round of the Buick Open, giving him a 17-under 199 total and a one-stroke lead when Michael Letzig (68) double bogeyed the last hole.

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The whole idea of the game is put the ball in the hole, and I did that, "But as far as controlling my ball, I didn't do that.

Tiger Woods with girlfriend

Woods opened his first tournament since missing the cut at the British Open with a 71 after what he said was probably his worst putting day.

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When he was eight shots behind first-round leader Steve Lowery, Woods said he couldn't make up ground in one day at Warwick Hills.

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It took him two.
Woods roared back into contention with a 9-under 63 in the second round and took the lead with his 65 Saturday.
"Eight back, at a U.S. Open, you can make that up in one round, "You can't make it up around here."
He moved into a tie for the lead with Letzig at 17 under with a 33-foot birdie putt at No.