MIAMI — Tiger Woods finally looked human Saturday at the CA Championship.
Then came some help from the heavens.
Woods couldn’t make a putt, scowled more than he smiled, and was struggling to stay at par on a day when the Blue Monster was yielding birdies. What stopped his slide was a torrential storm that dumped 3 inches of rain and suspended the third round until today.
Geoff Ogilvy was at 14-under-par through 11 holes and kept his one-shot lead, only now it was Adam Scott on his heels, not the world’s No. 1 player who has won every tournament he has played since September.
Woods was at 11-under, even for the day, the only player among the top 18 who was not under par for the round.
Scott was practically flawless, making up five shots in five holes against Woods, at one point taking the outright lead with a 25-foot birdie putt that swirled around the cup before falling, looking confident with every hole he played. Ogilvy still hasn’t made a bogey this week, and two late birdies allowed him to regain the lead. And then it rained.
“If it was our day,” Scott said, “it was cut off way too short.”
They will resume play this morning — if conditions allow — to finish the third round, with the final round of this World Golf Championship scheduled this afternoon.
“I’m right there, only three back,” Woods said. “A lot of holes to be played tomorrow.”
Vijay Singh was 8-under for his round through 16 holes and faces a 7-foot birdie putt on the 17th when he returns. Also at 11-under was Tim Clark, who was 7-under through 15 holes.
Van Pelt hanging on.
Bo Van Pelt held on to his lead — barely — at the Puerto Rico Open, moving a step closer to his first PGA Tour victory.
Van Pelt shot a 1-under 71 to finish at 13-under. Briny Baird (69) and Greg Kraft (69) were one back, while Brenden Pappas (69) and Jerry Kelly (72) were two behind.
• Hennie Otto shot a 67 to open up a five-shot lead and close in on his first European Tour victory at the Madeira Islands Open.
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