Woods builds five-shot lead midway through Tour Championship final round

ByReuters

Published 23/09/2018 at 20:15 GMT

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods built a five-shot lead halfway through the final round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday, moving closer to ending his five-year victory drought.

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After starting the day with a three-shot advantage over Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy, Woods produced a steady front nine, recording one birdie and eight pars at East Lake.

He made the turn at 13 under par, while Englishman Rose was eight under after a three-putt bogey at the ninth hole.

Despite the blemish, world number one Rose was seemingly the only threat to Woods, as McIlroy plunged eight shots behind after an error-strewn performance with his driver.

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