Is this the point where it goes off the rails for Tiger Woods. After two solid rounds left Woods atop the 2011 Australian Open leaderboard, he began his day in the final pairing, and promptly bogeyed each of the first two holes. The rough start has Woods at 7-under for the tournament.
Australian Open 2011: Tiger Woods’ Third Round Off To Rocky Start
Woods fell back into a tie for first with Jason Day and Matthew Jones. The trio is one-shot in front of a large contingent at 6-under for the tournament with the third round still in progress. Woods began the day one-shot clear of the field, playing alongside Peter O’Malley.
Judging from O’Malley’s fortunes to open his third round, perhaps the rough patch is contagious. O’Malley dropped three shots in the first two holes and is now two shots off the pace at 5-under for the tournament. As it stands now, he’s alone in eighth-place.
There’s still plenty of golf left to go, with the leaders just barely into their second round at the Australian Open. We’ll be back with more on Woods’ round, and whether he recovers, later.
The full 2011 Australian Open leaderboard is at PGATour.org.au. For more golf coverage, visit Waggle Room and SB Nation’s golf hub.
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