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MIAMI -- Tiger Woods made it all look so routine, from a 4-iron into 10 feet for eagle on the opening hole to the most simple par on the final hole to build a four-shot lead on a Blue Monster course he has tamed the last three years.
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Then he was off to Key Biscayne to watch Roger Federer.
Saturday at the CA Championship might have been Woods' version of game, set and match.
With only one mistake on a windy day loaded with them, Woods shot a 4-under 68 to seize control at another World Golf Championship, putting him in prime position to win at Doral for the third straight year in his final tournament before the Masters.
Woods is 30-1 when he takes a lead into the final round on the PGA Tour. His only loss with a 54-hole lead came at age 20 in the 1996 Quad City Classic, his third tournament as a professional.
"We all know when he's at his best," Thomas Bjorn said, "he's very difficult."
The evidence would suggest no one has a spitting chance.
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| Tiger Woods leads the field in greens in regulation at the CA Championship. (Getty Images) |
Brett Wetterich, who had never met Woods until they became Ryder Cup teammates in August, shot 67 and will be paired with him in the final group, and for the first time in competition.
About the only intrigue came from Sergio Garcia.
Disgusted by missing yet another short putt, the 27-year-old Spaniard tapped in for a three-putt bogey and then spit into the cup. Garcia didn't deny this lapse in etiquette, only its effect on the guys playing behind him.
"I just missed the putt and I wasn't too happy," Garcia told NBC Sports. "Don't worry. It did go in the middle (of the cup) and wasn't going to affect anyone else. If it did, I would have wiped it off."
Asked about the incident after the TV interview, he snapped, "I just said it. I'm not going to repeat it."
