Woods on brink of breaking title drought at Tour Championship


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 23 Sep 2018

Sep 22, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Tiger Woods plays his shot from the fifth tee during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Tiger Woods stood on the brink of his first victory for more than five years after opening a three-shot lead over Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy in the third round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Saturday.

Woods exuded a sense of calm as he contemplated his chances of what given his 42 years and surgical history would be perhaps his greatest triumph, at least outside of his 14 major titles.

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