Recapping Tiger Woods Round 3 at the Arnold Palmer

Tiger Woods (7 under par) is in contention again at theArnold Palmer Invitational after cardinga 3-under 69 in Saturday's third round.Woods played a fantastic round of golf on Thursday, opening the tournament with a 4-under 68 that left him tied for second at the end of the day. He was unable to capitalize on his performance on Friday, however, salvaging an even-72 after with two back nine birdies afterbookending Jacoby Ellsbury Jersey the front nine with a pair of bogies.TIGER TRACKER: Saturday went more smoothly with six birdies, mostly thanks to Woods' short game. Still, Woods is five strokes behind leader Henrik Stenson and will need a stellar Sunday and some help to make up the deficit. At least, he'll have a very real shot to finish in the Derek Jeter Jersey top 10 for a second consecutive week.The differencebetween then and now:Stenson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose first, third and fourth on the leaderboardhave six majors between them andrepresent a far greater challenge than Paul Casey, Patrick Reed and a Canadian rookie. Woods will have to chase all of them down Sunday for a shot at his first PGA Tour win since 2013."I'm within reach, but I'm going to need a really low one tomorrow." - is in the house after a third-round 69. Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) Below are full results from Tiger's Round 3 at Bay Hill.Click here for our live Gary Sanchez Jersey with up-to-date scores and tee times for Tiger and the field.Live Tiger Woods updates, more from Arnold Palmer InvitationalHole No. 18: Par 4, 440 yards4:35 Fist pump from Tiger to closes out his afternoon. He sinks a 13-foot putt down slope for birdie, his sixth of the day, to complete a 3-under 69 third round. Woods will start Sunday at 7 under for the tournament. He sitsfour back on leadersRickie Fowler,Henrik StensonandBryson DeChambeau, who are tied at 11 under with most of the back nine to go.Hole No. 17: Par 3, 215 yards4:20 That's a buzz kill. Just as Woods was starting to creep toward the leaders, a par putt from 18 feet runs by the right edge of the hole. A tricky chip shot from the fringe forced the long putt to save par. He takes the bogey (his third) instead and falls back to 6 under.Hole No. 16: Par 5, 511 yards4:06 Woods Troy Tulowitzki Jersey sets up an eagle putt with an incredible chip out of the bunker that cleared a cluster of trees and landed on the green. What a shot. He mi sed the 18-foot putt but will take birdie, the fifth of the round for Tiger. He's alone in 11th place at 7 under on the tournament, now just four strokes behind the leaders. The deficit has shrunk.Just BARELY over the lip. with a beauty from the bunker. PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) Hole No. 15: Par 4, 475 yards3:47 Make that four consecutive pars. Woodsneeded a clutch 35-foot putt to get close, then taps in to stay at 6 under.Hole No. 14: Par 3, 215 yards3:31 Three straight pars for Woods. He mi sed the green and a long chip settled 7 feet from the hole. Woods remains 6 under for the tournament.Hole No. 13: Par 4, 370 yards3:24 Woods with another birdie opportunity but his 19-foot putt mi ses right.Hole No. 12: Par 5, 567 yards3 Dellin Betances Jersey :12 Woods put himselfin perfect par position with a monster drive and second shot, but settles for a disappointing two-putt on the green. Still at 6 under.Hole No. 11: Par 4, 429 yards2:53 Woods is back at 6 under for the tournament with his fourth birdie today. He walks in a putt from 15 feet to shave a stroke.Hole No. 10: Babe Ruth Jersey Par 4, 401 yards2:41 Woods cards a two-putt par to stay at 5 under.Hole No. 9: Par 4, 477 yards2:21 Woods reaches the green in two with a chance for birdie, but the 10-foot putt doesn't fall. He makes the turn at 5 under (three birdies, two bogies), seven shots behind leaders Henrik Stenson andBryson DeChambeau,Hole No. 8: Par 4, 457 yards2:11 Maybe the hot putting is wearing off. Woods mi sed the fairway Jorge Posada Jersey and was forced to lay up, then spun a wedge to the green within 10 feet from the hole. But once again, the putt just mi ses and Woods taps in for his second bogey. Back to 5 under.Hole No. 7: Par 3, 204 yards2:04The birdie putt doesn't drop this time and Woods settles for par.Hole No. 6: Par 5, 531 yards1:45 Like we said ... that short game. Woods drains another birdie putt from 15 feet and moves to 6 under.The putter stays . is making his move in Round 3 . PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) Hole No. 5: Par 4, 390 yards1:22 Tiger's short game is en fuego today. From out of the bunker to within 3 feet of the hole. He taps in for par."This is a really tough get here to get within several feet." PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) Hole No. 4: Par 5, 567 yards12:59 Back-to-back birdies for Woods. He broke out the driver for the first time today and rippedit 313 yards, then curls in a birdie putt from 6 feet out. Now tied for 12th at 5 under, but still Adam Ottavino Jersey six strokes off the lead.The superb short-game from sets up another birdie! PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) Hole No. 3: Par 4, 420 yards12:48 Woods overcomes a brutal shot off the tee but makes up for it on approach, then nails a 38-foot putt for a bounce-back birdie. He's back to 4 under, tied for 22nd.Tiger (-4) from 38 feet: DEAD. CENTER Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) Hole No. 2: Par 3, 222 yards12:34 Woods drops to 3 under with a two-putt bogey.Hole No. 1: Par 4, 446 yards12:21 Woods gets within 15 feet of the pin in two, but his birdie putt just slipped C.C. Sabathia Jersey past the hole. He'll settle for par to start the day.Tiger will tee off at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time with Justin Rose, who also enters Round 3 with an overall score of 4-under-par.9:15 a.m.: If it happened once, it can Wade Boggs Jersey happen again. ...Tiger has trailed after 36 holes in four of his eight victories at Bay Hill, including a seven-shot deficit in 2008.Gue s how far back he is this year? PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) 9: 20 a.m.: Recapping Tiger's Round 2:It was a grind in Round 2 for to finish at even-par 72. Will he make a move up the leaderboard on Saturday? PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) More Arnold Palmer Invitational updates