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Sheboygan - Tiger Woods began slipping down the leaderboard in the third round of the PGA Championship on Saturday.
After pulling within five strokes of leader Matt Kuchar when the second round was completed in the morning, Woods blew birdie chances on each of his first three holes, and bogeyed his next two.
And in the surest sign of trouble, he was muttering to himself before he finished the fourth hole.
Woods was at 1 under after six holes, seven strokes behind Kuchar and Nick Watney, who birdied No. 1 to move into a share of the lead.
Also making a charge was Rory McIlroy, who tied for third at the British Open after matching a major championship record with a 63 in the opening round. The Northern Irishman made birdies on two of his first three holes, and was at 7 under through four. JB Holmes was also at 7 under.
Jim Furyk, who birdied four of his first five holes after the second round resumed in the morning, is part of a group at 6 under.
After two days of wind, rain and fog wreaked havoc on the tee times at Whistling Straits, conditions were just about perfect in the afternoon.
"With the dots where they are for this afternoon, there's some really tough pins, but there's some pretty accessible pins," Woods said before the round began. "Pins that you can take, be pretty aggressive at. You'll probably see some pretty good scores this afternoon."
So far, his isn't one of them.
Woods left a 20-foot birdie putt short on No. 1. He drove into the left rough on par-5 No. 2, but made a great recovery and left himself 10 feet for birdie. But the putt ran alongside the right edge of the cup and refused to drop. As the crowd groaned, Woods rubbed the back of his neck.
There was trouble off the fourth tee, as Woods drove into the deep rough on the left side of the hole. He tried to jam his driver head first into his bag, but even that wouldn't drop.
He punched into the middle of the fairway, and still had a chance to save par with a 15-footer from above the hole. But it ran past the hole, too. Woods stood there glaring, his hand on his hip, for a few moments before tapping in for bogey, his first in 12 holes.
After pulling within five strokes of leader Matt Kuchar when the second round was completed in the morning, Woods blew birdie chances on each of his first three holes, and bogeyed his next two.
And in the surest sign of trouble, he was muttering to himself before he finished the fourth hole.
Woods was at 1 under after six holes, seven strokes behind Kuchar and Nick Watney, who birdied No. 1 to move into a share of the lead.
Also making a charge was Rory McIlroy, who tied for third at the British Open after matching a major championship record with a 63 in the opening round. The Northern Irishman made birdies on two of his first three holes, and was at 7 under through four. JB Holmes was also at 7 under.
Jim Furyk, who birdied four of his first five holes after the second round resumed in the morning, is part of a group at 6 under.
After two days of wind, rain and fog wreaked havoc on the tee times at Whistling Straits, conditions were just about perfect in the afternoon.
"With the dots where they are for this afternoon, there's some really tough pins, but there's some pretty accessible pins," Woods said before the round began. "Pins that you can take, be pretty aggressive at. You'll probably see some pretty good scores this afternoon."
So far, his isn't one of them.
Woods left a 20-foot birdie putt short on No. 1. He drove into the left rough on par-5 No. 2, but made a great recovery and left himself 10 feet for birdie. But the putt ran alongside the right edge of the cup and refused to drop. As the crowd groaned, Woods rubbed the back of his neck.
There was trouble off the fourth tee, as Woods drove into the deep rough on the left side of the hole. He tried to jam his driver head first into his bag, but even that wouldn't drop.
He punched into the middle of the fairway, and still had a chance to save par with a 15-footer from above the hole. But it ran past the hole, too. Woods stood there glaring, his hand on his hip, for a few moments before tapping in for bogey, his first in 12 holes.
