Tiger Woods is again a threat to the British Open after his lowest score in a major since 2011

CARNOUSTIA, SCOTLAND-The idea of ​​Tiger Woods as a major tournament threat, which glittered all The fantasies, even though she also spent much of this decade dormant, came back fiercely on Saturday when Woods' name appeared at the top of the British Open Leader Board. He had pbaded a third round in placid conditions by the North Sea making a steep and fast climb.

In birdieing six of his first 14 holes, Woods had gone even par and a tie packed for 29th place in, temporarily, a He signed his first Open Championship appearance since 2015. When he finished with A record of 66, he scored his lowest number in a major tournament since the 2011 Masters (57 major rounds). there is little), and its lowest on a weekend since the US Open 2010 (there are 70 major rounds). Suddenly, a glittering scorecard with Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Zach Johnson and, for a time, Rickie Fowler, also got the name "Woods".

From here it seemed that the big thing was just to boast.

Only at the Par-3 16th hole, when Woods "The good starting shot met some non-sentimental luck and rolled badly on the right and out of the green, did he find his first bogey. Then began paying off Woods on No. 18, when his training landed on the infamous stone embankment of the infamous Barry Burn, and then stayed dry even when he settled into the hostile foliage at the edge of the river. Burning, Woods played conservatively on the right path, then chipped beautifully on another part of the winding burn and at a safe distance from the hole, closing with a handsome par.

When Woods has finished, he stood at 5 under three rounds, the clubhouse leader and two shots behind the current scores of rising Americans Xander Schauffele and Kevin Kisner, and a shot behind a group that included Spieth and who continued to change shape and size. Some contenders remained in their top nine, suggesting that Woods' position could drop further given the calm air.

Woods, who had birdied the two holes par-5 once over four tries the first two rounds, birdied both and 14) on Saturday. He also made birdie of No. 4, 9 (with a 30-foot putt), 10, 11 (with a 95-foot stress-free two-putt) and 14 (with another stress-free two-putt). As he finished and left the green at No. 18, playing his third major this season after missing eight straight games, he looked absolutely younger than his 42.