DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tiger Woods struggled Saturday and Ernie Els took advantage, surging into the lead of the Dubai Desert Classic with a 7-under 65.
Dubai Desert Classic Leaderboard
1. Els (-11) 2. Stenson (-10) T-3. Westwood (-8) T-3. McDowell (-8) T-5. Woods (-7) T-5. Five others (-7)
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That doesn’t mean Els thinks he can sit on his one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson with Woods another three strokes back going into the final round.
“Probably need a really low one [score] tomorrow,” Els said. “I can’t see Henrik with Tiger and the other guys not shooting low, so just got to keep going tomorrow.”
Woods, who led after the first two rounds, missed putts, hit wayward drives and yelled at a photographer en route to a 73. He is at 7-under 209 and tied for fifth with five others.
“I didn’t play well today,” said Woods, who opened his season with an eight-stroke win at the Buick Invitational last week for a fourth straight title. “I didn’t hit the ball close enough on the greens, and consequently I was ‘lag putting’ a lot. Never really gave myself a lot of looks at birdies.”
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