Woods lurks at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — The cheers kept coming across Muirfield Village, even after Tiger Woods was done making another run up the leaderboard at the Memorial.
Patrick Cantlay made two eagles, including a hole-in-one.
Joaquin Niemann, the 19-year-old from Chile, took the lead with a 50-foot eagle putt and fell out of the lead when his bid for another eagle attempt landed in a tiny corner of a meandering creek.
Bryson DeChambeau ended an action-packed Saturday by making one of only six birdies on the par-3 16th hole, saving par with a tough flop shot from behind the 17th green and finishing off a 6-under 66 with a 9-iron into 5 feet.
That gave him a oneshot lead going into the final round, which features Woods in the mix at Muirfield Village for the first time in six years. "Look, I just want to birdie every hole," DeChambeau said. "That's all we're trying to out there."
The course is so soft and vulnerable, it seems as though that's what it might take.
Woods certainly appears up to the task. He hit the ball so pure on Friday that he missed five putts inside 7 feet and still shot 67. He had just as much control on Saturday and at one point was tied for the lead. And then he three-putted two of the last three holes, missing a par putt just over 3 feet on the 18th, and all he had to show for it was a 68.
"I know I shot 68 today, but again, that's probably the highest score I could have possibly shot," said Woods, who was five shots behind. "I played really, really well. I played beautifully, actually. Had total control of what I was doing out there and just didn't finish it off."