MEDINAH, Illinois - Twice winner Tiger Woods was on the brink of a record-breaking victory at the PGA Championship after stretching his lead to five strokes with three holes remaining in today's final round.
In pursuit of his 12th career major, the world No 1 was five under for the
day and 19 under for the tournament after delivering an ice-cool display of bogey-free golf in bright sunshine at Medinah Country Club.
Tied for the overnight lead with playing partner Luke Donald of Britain, Woods immediately broke clear by rolling in a 10-foot birdie putt at the par-four first.
He picked up his second shot after reaching the green in two at the 537-yard fifth, coolly sank a 35-footer at the par-four sixth and holed a downhill 30-footer to birdie the par-three eighth, his ball threatening to miss on the high side before it tantalisingly dropped into the cup.
After reaching the turn four strokes ahead of the chasing pack at 18 under, Woods picked up his fifth shot of the day at the par-four 11th after hitting a brilliant approach shot from the right rough to within 10 feet of the flag.
Oozing confidence on another day of low-scoring, he is on pace to break the PGA Championship's 72-hole scoring record which he holds jointly with fellow American Bob May.
The pair completed four rounds in the 2000 tournament at Valhalla in 18-under 270 before Woods won the title for a second time in a playoff.
- REUTERS
