March 10, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Tiger Woods on the first tee in the final round of the WGC Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Brad Barr-USA TODAY Sports
Tiger Woods will take a commanding four-shot lead into the final round of the 2013 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral in Miami, FL.
The former world number one will be looking to notch up his second victory of the 2013 season while Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker are poised to strike if Wood falters.
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| Live Leaderboard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Total | Thru |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | -19 | F |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | -17 | F |
| T3 | Graeme McDowell | -14 | F |
| T3 | Sergio Garcia | -14 | F |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | -14 | F |
| T3 | Adam Scott | -14 | F |
Woods bogeys 18, but is the 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship winner by two-shots from Steve Stricker.
After finding the water, McDowell finishes with a double bogey on 18.
Woods chips down to about 3 or 4 feet and has two putts to win the tournament.
Woods is looking anxious as his third shot into 18 holds up on the fringe.
McDowell’s shot into 18 ends up left and rolls down towards the water but holds up on the rocks but is past the hazard line. Woods lays up to 115 yards.
McDowell finds the centre of the fairway on 18. Woods takes driver and it sprays right and sits between all of the palm trees.
McDowell moves to -16 with a birdie on 17, while Woods walks off with a par and holds a three shot lead with one hole to play.
Stricker’s approach shot to 18 finishes to the right of the green and he closes with a par.
Woods taps in for his bogey on 16 and has a 3 shot lead with two holes to play.
Woods wastes no time and pitches onto the green without surveying the shot and has a lot of work left for par. He leaves his par putt short and has two feet for bogey.
Stricker finds the green from the fairway bunker on 17. His birdie putt finishes just short but he had the line.
Woods approach shot from the fairway bunker comes out heavy and he still has a tricky up and down from short of the green to make his par.
Woods finds the fairway bunker with his tee-shot on 16.
Sergio Garcia’s approach shot to 18 misses the green left and ends up in the water.
Woods birdie putt on 15 falls just to the right and he taps in for another par. While Stricker stays 4 back making his par at 16.
Woods finds the centre of the green on 15 and still holds a four shot lead over Steve Stricker.
Mickelson has lob wedge into 16 but flies the pin and has a tricky downhill putt.
Woods walks off 14 with par after missing a makeable birdie put. McDowell makes a great up and dn after missing the green right.
Tiger’s approach shot finds the green on 14, while McDowell runs out of green on the right and the ball runs down the bank.
Tiger finds the fairway on 14 despite taking one hand off the club.
Tiger’s chip goes past the hole giving him 4-5 feet for par, which he makes with no problems.
McDowell chips in from the back of 13 for birdie and moves into a tie for third with Garcia.
Sergio Garcia holes out from the bunker on 15 to move into outright third place.
Tiger remains bogey free for his round and maintains a four shot lead at the top of the leaderboard.
Tiger hammers his birdie putt past the hole and has a tester to save par.
Tiger has a very difficult bunker shot standing outside the bunker with the ball well below his feet. He plays a gem and has a good birdie chance.
Stricker chips in for birdie on 13 cutting Tiger’s lead back to 4 shots.
Mickelson’s third shot on 12 finds the green, and he lags his 40 foot putt down to the hole and taps in for par.
Tiger’s chip from the back of 11 trickles down to be about 3 feet short of the hole.
Mickelson tries to his the par 5 twelth in two but sprays his shot left and it hits the cart path and he could be blocked by trees with his next shot.
From the fairway bunker on 11, Woods catches it thin an it rolls through to over the back of the green.
Mickelson has a bad miss from just outside a foot on 11 and makes bogey dropping back to -14.
Woods makes up and down from the back of 10 for birdie and goves himself a 5-shot lead as Stricker and McDowell make their pars.
Mickelson makes up and down from the back of 10, while Stricker gets it to outright second draining a bomb!
McDowell’s birdie putt from off the green runs out of legs and finishes short. Tiger lags his putt down and taps in for par.
Both Tiger and McDowell miss their birdies on 8, while Mickelson fails to get up and down on 9 and walks off with bogey.
Mickelson flies the green on 9 and has a very tricky shot ahead of him. Tiger’s approach on 8 finds the fringe and has a chance of birdie, while McDowell has a makeable birdie putt from around 4 feet.
Tiger finds the trees right off the tee on 8, and his recovery shot finds the fairway on the par 5.
McIlroy rolls in his birdie putt on 18 for a -7 final round. I think it’s safe to say he’s back!
Mickelson hits his approach shot on 8 to a foot and will have a routine birdie putt which will cut Tiger’s lead to 4.
Scott has the ball on a piece of string today, he moves to -8 for his round with a birdie on 14.
McDowell lags his birdie putt to a foot, while Tiger hits his aggressive and tidies up for par keeping his five-shot lead.
Tiger flies the flag on 7 and will have a downhill birdie attempt. McDowell’s has a similar fate and kicks on further.
McIlroy finds the fairway with his drive on 18, and is -7 for his round. Is this the turn around of confidence he needs?
Tiger taps in for his par on six, while McDowell’s birdie attempt finishes on the low side.
From the trees on six with a downhill lie Woods approach shot bounces through the green and will have a chip from the rough, while McDowell finds the green.
Adam Scott birdies the 12th and is now 7 under for the day in a tie for fifth place.
Thanks for joining our live coverage from Doral for the final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship. Tiger Woods still holds a four-shot lead over Graeme McDowell.
Topics: Graeme Mcdowell, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Tiger Woods, WGC-Cadillac Championship
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